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* [[Mughal Empire AH 1015/2 mohur Fr-753|AH 1015/2 (1607) square mohur, Lahore mint]] | * [[Mughal Empire AH 1015/2 mohur Fr-753|AH 1015/2 (1607) square mohur, Lahore mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Mughal Empire AH 1017/3 sawai rupee KM-158.3|AH 1017/3 sawai rupee, Ahmadabad mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Mughal Empire AH 1018/4 sawai mohur Fr-755|AH 1018/4 sawai mohur, Agra mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Mughal Empire AH 1018/5 sawai rupee KM-158.3|AH 1018/5 sawai rupee, Ahmadabad mint]] | ||
* [[Mughal Empire AH1023/9 mohur Fr-760|AH 1023/9 (1614) portrait mohur]] | * [[Mughal Empire AH1023/9 mohur Fr-760|AH 1023/9 (1614) portrait mohur]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1609]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1609]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:47, 18 July 2025
This specimen was lot 54105 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $46,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Mughal Empire. Heavy Mohur, AH 1018 Year 5 (1609). Agra Mint. Jahangir. PCGS MS-63. A RARE example from the heavier weight second emission--and one that is made all the more so on account of the stunning level of preservation offered here--this enchanting specimen provides an engaging, well centered strike upon each side, tantalizing brilliance emanating from the protected areas, and a highly appealing golden-yellow hue evident throughout. Undoubtedly a tremendous opportunity for the connoisseur and advanced collector within the series." The gold mohur had traditionally weighed about 10.8-10.9 grams; we don't know what impelled Jahangir to issue this type with a weight about 25% over the standard. He may have intended it as a prestige coin; few survive today, suggesting that they were rapidly removed from circulation and melted. It is known dated years 3, 4 and 5.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.55-13.70 g, gold, this specimen 13.61 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-755; KM-185.1.
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- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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