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| − | This specimen was lot 73006 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "INDIA. [[India, Hyderabad|Hyderabad]]. Ashrafi, AH 1353 Year 23 (1934). PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield. Tied with just one other specimen for the finest graded in the PCGS census, this bright, golden-yellow Gem presents tremendous lustrous brilliance." The Indian princely state of Hyderabad was one of the few large enough and wealthy enough to mint an extensive series of gold coins. This type, struck for Mir Usman Ali Khan (AH 1329-1367 or 1911-48 A.D.), is listed for AH1331- | + | This specimen was lot 73006 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "INDIA. [[India, Hyderabad|Hyderabad]]. Ashrafi, AH 1353 Year 23 (1934). PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield. Tied with just one other specimen for the finest graded in the PCGS census, this bright, golden-yellow Gem presents tremendous lustrous brilliance." The Indian princely state of Hyderabad was one of the few large enough and wealthy enough to mint an extensive series of gold coins. This type, struck for Mir Usman Ali Khan (AH 1329-1367 or 1911-48 A.D.), is listed for AH1331-1364 but is still expensive. |
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. |
''Specification:'' 11.18 g, 0.910 fine gold. | ''Specification:'' 11.18 g, 0.910 fine gold. | ||
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* [[Hyderabad AH1349/20 ashrafi|AH 1349(20) ashrafi]] | * [[Hyderabad AH1349/20 ashrafi|AH 1349(20) ashrafi]] | ||
| − | * [[Hyderabad | + | * [[Hyderabad AH1354/25 ashrafi|AH 1354(25) ashrafi]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1934]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1934]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale]][[Category: Coinage of the Indian states]] | [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2020 Collector's Choice sale]][[Category: Coinage of the Indian states]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:09, 11 June 2024
This specimen was lot 73006 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Hyderabad. Ashrafi, AH 1353 Year 23 (1934). PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield. Tied with just one other specimen for the finest graded in the PCGS census, this bright, golden-yellow Gem presents tremendous lustrous brilliance." The Indian princely state of Hyderabad was one of the few large enough and wealthy enough to mint an extensive series of gold coins. This type, struck for Mir Usman Ali Khan (AH 1329-1367 or 1911-48 A.D.), is listed for AH1331-1364 but is still expensive.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 11.18 g, 0.910 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-1165; KM Y-57a.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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