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This specimen was lot 911 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $12,000. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[India, Mysore|MYSORE]]: Haidar Ali, 1761-1782, AV mohur, Bahadurpatan, AH11xx, year 14, in the name of Shah Alam II, one tiny testmark on the edge, EF, RR. There are 3 examples of year 14 recorded on CoinArchives, all from the same pair of dies." This type was struck years 14-20. Haidar Ali and his son Tipu, both Sultans of Mysore, were the chief obstacles to British hegemony in south India in the late eighteenth century. | This specimen was lot 911 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $12,000. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[India, Mysore|MYSORE]]: Haidar Ali, 1761-1782, AV mohur, Bahadurpatan, AH11xx, year 14, in the name of Shah Alam II, one tiny testmark on the edge, EF, RR. There are 3 examples of year 14 recorded on CoinArchives, all from the same pair of dies." This type was struck years 14-20. Haidar Ali and his son Tipu, both Sultans of Mysore, were the chief obstacles to British hegemony in south India in the late eighteenth century. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:25, 23 April 2021
This specimen was lot 911 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $12,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "MYSORE: Haidar Ali, 1761-1782, AV mohur, Bahadurpatan, AH11xx, year 14, in the name of Shah Alam II, one tiny testmark on the edge, EF, RR. There are 3 examples of year 14 recorded on CoinArchives, all from the same pair of dies." This type was struck years 14-20. Haidar Ali and his son Tipu, both Sultans of Mysore, were the chief obstacles to British hegemony in south India in the late eighteenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.7-11.4 g, gold, this specimen 10.96 g.
Catalog reference: KM-6, Henderson—.
- 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.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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