Mughal Empire AH1130/7 mohur Fr-824
This specimen was lot 43272 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $690. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Mughal Empire. Mohur, AH 1130 Year 7. Shahjahanabad Mint. Farrukhsiyar (1713-19). ANACS AU-50. Bold strike with no handling marks of any significance and pleasing dark golden toning. Both Hijri and regnal year fully visible. A handsome example sure to please." 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. The SCWC lists forty mints for this ruler, with the Shahjahanabad mint noted for years one thru seven.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.8-11.0 g, gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-824; KM-390.30.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
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