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This specimen was lot 2452 in Sincona sale 77 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 4,500 CHF (about US$5,642 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "INDIA | Mughal Empire. Shihab al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan, 1037-1068 H. (1628-1658). Mohur 1046 H.Year 10, Alahabad. ''Selten in dieser Erhaltung.'' NGC MS62. ''Überdurchschnittlich gut ausgeprägt.'' (Rare in this condition, Extraordinarily well struck.)" This type is listed from twenty mints in India with regnal years 9-10 and 15-21. The Mughal Empire dominated India during the seventeenth century but broke up in the eighteenth century under external attack, Hindu rebellion and civil war. This collapse allowed European colonizers entry into the subcontinent and eventual British control.
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This specimen was lot 2452 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 4,500 CHF (about US$5,642 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "INDIA | [[India, Mughal Empire|Mughal Empire]]. Shihab al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan, 1037-1068 H. (1628-1658). Mohur 1046 H.Year 10, Alahabad. ''Selten in dieser Erhaltung.'' NGC MS62. ''Überdurchschnittlich gut ausgeprägt.'' (Rare in this condition, Extraordinarily well struck.)" This type is listed from twenty mints in India with regnal years 9-10 and 15-21. The Mughal Empire dominated India during the seventeenth century but broke up in the eighteenth century under external attack, Hindu rebellion and civil war. This collapse allowed European colonizers entry into the subcontinent and eventual British control.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but a scarce mint.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but a scarce mint.
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
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* Album, Stephen, ''Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed.'' Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
 
* 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.  
 
* 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.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland'', Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland'', Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.  
  
 
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* [[Mughal Empire AH1039/2 mohur Fr-801|AH 1039/2 mohur, Akbarabad mint]]
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* [[Mughal Empire AH1045/9 mohur Fr-794|AH 1045/9 mohur, Akbarabad mint]]
 
* [[Mughal Empire AH1047 mohur Fr-801|AH 1047 mohur, Burhanpur mint]]
 
* [[Mughal Empire AH1047 mohur Fr-801|AH 1047 mohur, Burhanpur mint]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1636]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1636]]

Latest revision as of 10:57, 7 October 2025

Sincona sale 77, lot 2452

This specimen was lot 2452 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 4,500 CHF (about US$5,642 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA | Mughal Empire. Shihab al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan, 1037-1068 H. (1628-1658). Mohur 1046 H.Year 10, Alahabad. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. NGC MS62. Überdurchschnittlich gut ausgeprägt. (Rare in this condition, Extraordinarily well struck.)" This type is listed from twenty mints in India with regnal years 9-10 and 15-21. The Mughal Empire dominated India during the seventeenth century but broke up in the eighteenth century under external attack, Hindu rebellion and civil war. This collapse allowed European colonizers entry into the subcontinent and eventual British control.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce mint.

Specification: 10.8-11.0 g, gold, this specimen 10.92 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-801; KM 260.3.

Source:

  • Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
  • 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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