Mughal Empire AH1156/27 mohur Fr-832
This specimen was lot 2504 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 750 CHF (about US$910 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"INDIA | Mughal Empire. Muhammad Shah, 1131-1161 H. (1719-1748). Mohur Year 27 (1156/1157 H.), Dar al-khilafa Shahjahanabad. NGC UNC Details. Leicht gereinigt. (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 is listed from four mints in India. It was struck at Shahjahanabad AH 1133-1158.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.6-10.9 g, gold, this specimen 10.85 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-832; KM 439.4.
- 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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