Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1777. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $2000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Shah Alam II. 1759-1806. AV Mohur (10.71 g, 5h). Shahjahanabad mint. Dated AH 123 (sic); RY 31 (1788/9 AD). "Struck money like the Shaib-i-qiran, by the help of God, defender of the faith of Muhammad, Shah Alam Padishah"; parasol symbol / Legend with regnal year and mint epithet - "dar al-Khalifat" above; "ain" in mint legend, star symbol. Cf. Wright 2280; Hull 2249; cf. BMC 1094; KM 720. EF, light scratches. ($2000)