Mughal Empire AH 1109/42 mohur KM-315.9

Sincona sale 77, lot 2476

This specimen was lot 2476 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 950 CHF (about US$1,153 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA | Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir, 1068-1118 H. (1658-1707). Mohur 1109 H.Year 42, Alahabad. Selten. NGC MS62. (Rare.)" This type is listed from 63 mints in India with regnal years 4-45. 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 11.10 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-810; KM 315.9.

Source:

• Album, Stephen. Checklist of Islamic Coins. Santa Rosa, 1998. Stephen Album.
• 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

Link to:

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• AH 1108/40 rupee, Ismamabad mint
• AH 1109/41 half rupee, Surat mint
• AH 1110/43 mohur, Surat mint
• AH 1112/44 mohur, Hyderabad mint
• Coins and currency dated 1697
• return to coins of India, Mughal Empire