Awadh AH 1272(9) ashrafi Fr-1023

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Heritage sale 3073, lot 31382
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 31382 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description[1] noted, "Awadh. Wajid Ali Shah gold Ashrafi AH 1272 Year 9 (1855) MS62 PCGS, Lucknow mint. Highly textured fields lend a unique and almost matte appearance to this scarce gold offering. At the present this coin remains the only example seen by NGC." This type was struck AH 1269, AH 1272 only. Friedberg lists this coin as a mohur, the gold version of the rupee.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, 23-24 mm diameter, 10.7-11.4 g.

Catalog reference: KM 378.3, Fr-1023.

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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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