Lot 1940

Description

Jahandar Shah, (A.H. 1124), (A.D.1712), round Gold mohur, (10.94 grams), struck at Khujista Bunyad mint, issued A.H. 1124 (A.D. 1712), Regnal year 1, obv. Jahandar name at top, date to lower centre, rev. mint name at bottom, Regnal year centre right, (BMC 878, Lucknow 3541, KM. SAC 368.5). Good very fine and very rare.

Ex. Sir Richard Burns Collection, Glendining's July 5, 1949 (lot 167) and B.A. Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, December 1962 (G2313, Å“32.10.0, illustrated), with tickets from Burns Collection and B.A. Seaby. $$ The coin is very rare and only present in the British Museum and Provincial Museum Lucknow collections.