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[[Image:S77-2527.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 77, lot 2527]] | [[Image:S77-2527.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 77, lot 2527]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 2527 in Sincona sale 77 ( | + | This specimen was lot 2527 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, <blockquote>"''INDIA | Princely States | [[India, Hyderabad|Hyderabad]], Mir Mahbub Ali Khan, 1285-1329 H. (1869-1911). 1/2 Ashrafi 1325 H.Year 41, Haidarabad. Initial Mîm in doorway of charminar. NGC MS67. Prachtexemplar.'' (Cabinet piece.)"</blockquote> This type was struck AH 1325 and 1326, both with regnal year 41. It is rare. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 14:18, 10 June 2025
This specimen was lot 2527 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 | Princely States | Hyderabad, Mir Mahbub Ali Khan, 1285-1329 H. (1869-1911). 1/2 Ashrafi 1325 H.Year 41, Haidarabad. Initial Mîm in doorway of charminar. NGC MS67. Prachtexemplar. (Cabinet piece.)"
This type was struck AH 1325 and 1326, both with regnal year 41. It is rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.59 g, .910 fine gold, this specimen 5.58 g.
Catalog reference: KM Y43.1.
- 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [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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