East India Company, Bombay Presidency, gold Mohur of Muhammad Shah, Mumbai mint, 114[1]h, yr 11
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
114[1]h, yr 11 [1729-30]
Issued at the Mumbai mint, the coin features traditional Mughal-style calligraphy and regnal year markings. The obverse is inscribed with the legend 'sikka mubarak badshah ghazi muhammad shah', translating to 'the auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Muhammad Shah'.
The reverse displays the minting details: 'zarb munbai sanah 11 julus maimanat manus', meaning 'struck at Mumbai in the 11th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity'. Dated to 114[1]h (approximately 1729-30 AD), this specimen reflects the specific gold coinage authorization granted to the Bombay council in 1717. The coin weighs 10.95 grams and exhibits an 8h die axis.
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Physical characteristics
- Weight
- 10.95g
- Material
- gold
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Mumbai
- Die axis
- 8h
Design
- Obverse
- sikka mubarak badshah ghazi muhammad shah
- Reverse
- zarb munbai sanah 11 julus maimanat manus
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Mumbai mint
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