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[[Image:Sincona90-1342.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 90, lot 1342]] | [[Image:Sincona90-1342.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 90, lot 1342]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1342 in Sincona sale 90 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1342 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 11,000 CHF (about US$14,536 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"East [[India]] Company [[India, Bengal Presidency|Bengal Presidency]]. 1 Mohur 1195 AH / Year 23, Allahabad. In the name of Shah 'Alam II (1759-1806). Mint mark "star" on obverse and mint mark "fish" on reverse. ''Sehr selten. NGC MS64. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung.'' (Very rare, Extraordinary condition.)"</blockquote> Wikipedia comments, "Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad or Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh." The town was not renamed until 2018 as part of a government campaign to erase all traces of Muslim influence. This mint is not recroded in the SCWC or Friedberg and this coin may actually have been made in Benares. Benares has a fish/sunburst mintmark but was struck AH 1199-1213. |
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* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. | * Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. | ||
* Stevens, Paul, ''The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist.'' London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2017. | * Stevens, Paul, ''The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist.'' London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2017. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024. |
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* [[Bengal AH 1184(11) mohur Fr-1526]] | * [[Bengal AH 1184(11) mohur Fr-1526]] | ||
| − | * [[Bengal AH1195(22) 1/8 anna KM-123]] | + | * [[Bengal AH1195(22) 1/8 anna KM-123|AH 1195(22) 1/8 anna]] |
| − | * [[Bengal AH1195(22) 1/2 anna KM-126]] | + | * [[Bengal AH 1195(22) 1/4 anna KM-125|AH 1195(22) quarter anna]] |
| + | * [[Bengal AH1195(22) 1/2 anna KM-126|AH 1195(22) half anna]] | ||
* [[Bengal AH 1202(19) mohur Fr-1537]] | * [[Bengal AH 1202(19) mohur Fr-1537]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1780]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1780]] | ||
[[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]] | [[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:51, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 1342 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 11,000 CHF (about US$14,536 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"East India Company Bengal Presidency. 1 Mohur 1195 AH / Year 23, Allahabad. In the name of Shah 'Alam II (1759-1806). Mint mark "star" on obverse and mint mark "fish" on reverse. Sehr selten. NGC MS64. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (Very rare, Extraordinary condition.)"
Wikipedia comments, "Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad or Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh." The town was not renamed until 2018 as part of a government campaign to erase all traces of Muslim influence. This mint is not recroded in the SCWC or Friedberg and this coin may actually have been made in Benares. Benares has a fish/sunburst mintmark but was struck AH 1199-1213.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.7-11.6 g, gold, this specimen 10.73 g.
Catalog reference: KM 31, Fr-1534.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Stevens, Paul, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist. London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2017.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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