Mughal Empire AH 1114/46 mohur KM-315.31

Sincona sale 77, lot 2479

This specimen was lot 2479 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA | Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir, 1068-1118 H. (1658-1707). Mohur 1114 H.Year 46, Dar as-saltanat Lahore. Selten. NGC AU58. (Rare.)" This type is listed from 63 mints in India with regnal years 29-46. 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.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common mint.

Specification: 10.8-11.0 g, gold, this specimen 10.95 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-810; KM 315.31.

Source:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• 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.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

Link to:

• AH 1112/44 mohur, Hyderabad mint
• AH 1113/46 mohur, Itawa mint
• AH 1115/47 mohur, Multan Mint
• Coins and currency dated 1702
• return to coins of India, Mughal Empire