Hyderabad AH 1267(12) mohur

Stephen Album sale 43, lot 883

This specimen was lot 883 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HYDERABAD: Nasir al-Dawla, 1829-1857, AV mohur, Farkhanda Bunyad, AH1267, lovely strike, EF, RR." The Indian princely state of Hyderabad was one of the few large enough and wealthy enough to mint an extensive series of gold coins. This type was struck AH 1258-1273.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.7-11.4 g, gold, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 11.04 g.

Catalog reference: KM C84. Fr-1142, Zeno-261715 (this piece).

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

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