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[[Image:Awadh H3073-31382o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3073, lot 31382]] | [[Image:Awadh H3073-31382o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3073, lot 31382]] | ||
[[Image:Awadh H3073-31382r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]] | [[Image:Awadh H3073-31382r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]] | ||
| + | [[Image:SA45-0927.jpg|550px|thumb|from Steve Album sale 45, lot 927]] | ||
| − | + | The first specimen was lot 31382 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Awadh. Wajid Ali Shah gold Ashrafi AH 1272 Year 9 (1855) MS62 PCGS, Lucknow mint. Highly textured fields lend a unique and almost matte appearance to this scarce gold offering. At the present this coin remains the only example seen by NGC." The second specimen was lot 927 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "[[India, Awadh|AWADH]]: Wajid Ali Shah, 1847-1856, AV ashrafi, Lakhnau, AH1272 year 9, an attractive nearly mint state example, PCGS graded AU58." This type was struck AH 1269, AH 1272 only. Friedberg lists this coin as a mohur, the gold version of the rupee. | |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' gold, 23-24 mm diameter, 10.7-11.4 g. | + | ''Specification:'' gold, 23-24 mm diameter, 10.7-11.4 g, the second specimen 10.56 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 378.3, Fr-1023. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 378.3, Fr-1023. | ||
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
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* 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. | ||
| + | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019. | ||
| + | * <sup>[2]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, ''Auction 45,'' Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022. | ||
''Links to:'' | ''Links to:'' | ||
| − | * [[Awadh AH | + | * [[Awadh AH 1268(5) ashrafi Fr-1023]] |
| + | * [[Awadh AH 1271(9) 1/8 rupee|AH 1271(9) 1/8 rupee]] | ||
* [[Awadh AH 1271 1/4 ashrafi Fr-1025]] | * [[Awadh AH 1271 1/4 ashrafi Fr-1025]] | ||
| + | * [[Awadh AH 1272(9) rupee]], Lucknow mint | ||
| + | * [[Awadh AH 1229(26) ashrafi Fr-1028]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1855]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1855]] | ||
* return to coins of [[India, Mughal Empire]] | * return to coins of [[India, Mughal Empire]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3073]][[Category: Coinage of the Indian states]] | + | [[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3073]][[Category: Coinage of the Indian states]][[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 45]] |
Latest revision as of 12:00, 3 May 2025
The first specimen was lot 31382 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description[1] noted, "Awadh. Wajid Ali Shah gold Ashrafi AH 1272 Year 9 (1855) MS62 PCGS, Lucknow mint. Highly textured fields lend a unique and almost matte appearance to this scarce gold offering. At the present this coin remains the only example seen by NGC." The second specimen was lot 927 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[2] noted, "AWADH: Wajid Ali Shah, 1847-1856, AV ashrafi, Lakhnau, AH1272 year 9, an attractive nearly mint state example, PCGS graded AU58." This type was struck AH 1269, AH 1272 only. Friedberg lists this coin as a mohur, the gold version of the rupee.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, 23-24 mm diameter, 10.7-11.4 g, the second specimen 10.56 g.
Catalog reference: KM 378.3, Fr-1023.
- 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
- [2]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.
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