Gwalior AH 1135/2 mohur Fr-1122
The first specimen was lot 52334 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Gwalior. Mohur, "AH 1135 Year 2" (ca. 1794-1827). Lashkar Mint. Daulat Rao Sindhia. NGC MS-63. Frozen date issue. An enticing, Choice example of the type, this specimen presents an attractive golden-olive hue and a high degree of shimmering brilliance upon each side." The second specimen was lot 1339 in Sincona sale 90 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 3,800 CHF (about US$5,021 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"INDIEN Princely States, Gwalior Daulat Rao Sindhia, 1209-1243 AH (1794-1827). Mohur n. d. (1796), Lashkar. With fictitious date AH 1130 / Year 2 and mint Dar al-Khalifat Shahjahanabad. NGC MS64. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (Extraordinary condition.)"
Other mohurs struck with this date include KM 126 (regent Baija Bai, Lashkar mint, shri reverse), KM 132 (Jankoji Rao, Lashkar mint, bow and arrow points up), KM 133 (Jankoji Rao, Lashkar mint, bow and arrow points down) and KM 155 (Jayaji Rao, Lashkar mint).
Wikipedia comments, "Shrimant Daulat Rao Shinde (also Sindhia; 1779 – 21 March 1827) was the Maharaja (ruler) of Gwalior state in central India from 1794 until his death in 1827. His reign coincided with struggles for supremacy within the Maratha Empire, and wars with the expanding East India Company. Daulatrao played a significant role in the Second and Third Anglo-Maratha wars." The British regarded him as an untrustworthy troublemaker and had to campaign against him several times to get him to abide by the treaties he had signed.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.7-11.4 g, gold, the second specimen 10.79 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-1122; KM-114.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
- [2]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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