Mughal Empire AH 1023/9 rupee KM-149.2

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from Steve Album sale 32, lot 1859
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Stack's Bowers February 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 75034
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Stack's Bowers May 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 33211
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from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 46573
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The first specimen was lot 1859 in Stephen Album sale 32 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2018), where it sold for $411.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AR rupee, Ahmadabad, AH1023 month of Di, PCGS graded MS63." The second specimen was lot 75034 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $900. The catalog description[2] noted, "INDIA. Mughal Empire. Rupee, AH 1023 Year 9 (1614). Ahmadabad Mint. Jahangir. PCGS MS-63. A pleasant Choice example, delivering rich luster and handsome tone and much allure." The third specimen was lot 33211 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2024), where it sold for $264. The catalog description[3] noted, "INDIA. Mughal Empire. Rupee, AH 1023 Year 9 (1614). Ahmadabad Mint. Jahangir. PCGS MS-63. A lovely Choice Mint State example that exhibits no traces of wear and a blanket of deep cobalt and red-orange toning." The fourth specimen was lot 46573 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $504. The catalog description[4] noted, "INDIA. Mughal Empire. Rupee, AH 1023 Year 9 (1614). Ahmadabad Mint. Jahangir. PCGS MS-63." The Mughal Empire stretched over most of India in the early seventeenth century and numerous mints struck silver rupees for the emperor. The Mughal Empire broke up in the eighteenth century under external attack, Hindu rebellion and civil war. This collapse allowed European colonizers entry into the subcontinent and eventual British control. The SCWC lists twenty mints for this type, which was struck AH 1022-1028.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.0-11.6 g, silver.

Catalog reference: KM-149.2.

Source:

  • 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 32, featuring the Don Erickson Collection of German Coins, Part II and the Hazerfans Collection of Ottoman Empire Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.
  • [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
  • [3]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
  • [4]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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