Mughal Empire AH1171/5 mohur Fr-840
This specimen was lot 2508 in Sincona sale 77 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 5,000 CHF (about US$6,069 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"INDIA | Mughal Empire. Aziz al-Din Alamgir II, 1167-1173 H. (1754-1759). Mohur Year 5 (1171/1172 H.), Dar as-saltanat Lahore. Selten. NGC AU Details. Leicht gereinigt. (Rare, lightly cleaned.)"
The Mughal Empire stretched over most of India in the early eighteenth century and numerous mints struck gold mohurs for the emperor. 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 was struck at Lahore AH 1171-72 only but also at fourteen other mints in India.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.6-10.9 g, gold, this specimen 10.77 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-840; KM 467.7.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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- AH 1169/3 mohur, Shahjahanabad mint
- Coins and currency dated 1757
- return to coins of India, Mughal Empire