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[[Image:Oudh c1792.jpg|450px|thumb|Agra in 1792, north of Gwalior]] | [[Image:Oudh c1792.jpg|450px|thumb|Agra in 1792, north of Gwalior]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 897 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[India, Mughal Empire|MUGHAL]]: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AV mohur, Agra, AH972, bold strike, scrapes and scratches, lovely EF." The Mughal Empire dominated India during the seventeenth century but broke up in the eighteenth century under external attack, Hindu rebellion and civil war. This collapse allowed European colonizers entry into the subcontinent and eventual British control. This type | + | This specimen was lot 897 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[India, Mughal Empire|MUGHAL]]: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AV mohur, Agra, AH972, bold strike, scrapes and scratches, lovely EF." The Mughal Empire dominated India during the seventeenth century but broke up in the eighteenth century under external attack, Hindu rebellion and civil war. This collapse allowed European colonizers entry into the subcontinent and eventual British control. This mint struck this type AH 976-980 along with four other mints, including [[Mughal Empire AH 973 mohur KM-106.4|Lahore]]. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* Album, Stephen, ''Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed.'' Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011. | * Album, Stephen, ''Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed.'' Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011. | ||
| + | * Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. | ||
* 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. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, ''Auction 47'', Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2023. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, ''Auction 47'', Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2023. | ||
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* [[Mughal Empire AH 971 mohur Fr-718a|AH 971 mohur, Agra mint]] | * [[Mughal Empire AH 971 mohur Fr-718a|AH 971 mohur, Agra mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Mughal Empire AH 973 rupee KM-80.7|AH 973 (1565) rupee, Delhi mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Mughal Empire AH 973 mohur KM-106.4|AH 973 (1565) mohur, Lahore mint]] | ||
* [[Mughal Empire AH 974 mohur Fr-718a|AH 974 mohur, Agra mint]] | * [[Mughal Empire AH 974 mohur Fr-718a|AH 974 mohur, Agra mint]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1565]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1565]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 47]][[Category: Coinage of the Indian states]] | [[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 47]][[Category: Coinage of the Indian states]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:20, 29 April 2025
This specimen was lot 897 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AV mohur, Agra, AH972, bold strike, scrapes and scratches, lovely EF." The Mughal Empire dominated India during the seventeenth century but broke up in the eighteenth century under external attack, Hindu rebellion and civil war. This collapse allowed European colonizers entry into the subcontinent and eventual British control. This mint struck this type AH 976-980 along with four other mints, including Lahore.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.8-10.9 g, gold, this specimen 10.88 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-718a, KM-106.1.
- Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 47, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2023.
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