Mughal Empire AH 1017 1/2 dam ravani
This specimen was lot 2206 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $204. The catalog description[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AE ½ dam ravani, Qandahar, AH1017, Liddle, denomination described on obverse as ravani (current), mint & date on reverse, attractive Fine to VF, RR." Wikipedia comments,
"A dam was a small Indian copper coin. The coin was first introduced by Sher Shah Suri during his rule of India between 1540 and 1545, along with Mohur, the gold coin and Rupiya the silver coin. Later on, the Mughal Emperors standardised the coin along with other silver (Rupiya) and gold (Mohur) coins in order to consolidate the monetary system across India. A rupee was divided into 40 dams."
The SCWC lists this mint in Afghanistan for AH 1019 and AH 1026.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 9.8-10.5 g, copper, this specimen 8.89 g.
Catalog reference: KM-124.2.
- Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.
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