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CNG Feature Auction 117

Lot nuber 873

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Shihab al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan. AH 1037-1068 / AD 1627-1658. AV Mohur (20mm, 11.00 g, 1h). Balkh mint . Dates not visible, but struck AD 1641-1647.


CNG Feature Auction 117
Lot: 873.
 Estimated: $ 1 000

World, Gold

Sold For $ 7 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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INDIA, Mughal Empire. Shihab al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan. AH 1037-1068 / AD 1627-1658. AV Mohur (20mm, 11.00 g, 1h). Balkh mint . Dates not visible, but struck AD 1641-1647. Shahada within knotted quadrate frame; oaths of Rashidun in outer margins / Name and title of Shah Jahan within knotted quadrate frame; continuation of legend and mint formula in outer fields. BM –; IMC (Wright) –; Hull –; KM 260.16. Traces of deposits in devices, slightly double struck, underlying luster. Near EF.

On the border between the Mughal Empire and Safavid Iran, the city of Balkh periodically changed hands as both powers fought for control of Central Asia. Ironically, it was the Safavid shah Tahmasp I who helped the Mughal emperor Humayun recover his kingdom after he had been overthrown by Sher Shah Suri. The Mughals since that time only intermittently controlled Balkh and other Central Asian cities since they focused on their more successful conquest of India.  Shah Jahan briefly reconquered Balkh, controlling it from 1641 to 1647, when the city was finally lost to the Safavids. In their final year of holding the city, the Mughals issued extremely rare gold Mohurs, of which this is an example.  This short period represents the only issuance of Indian-type coinage by the Mughal Empire in Central Asia.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 117 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 May 2021. This lot is in Session 3, which begins 20 May 2021 at 9 AM ET.

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