Mughal Empire AH 1040 rupee KM-222.13

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 38564

This specimen was lot 38564 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Mughal Empire. Rupee, AH 1040 (1631). Surat Mint. Muhammad Shah Jahan. NGC MS-61." Shah Jahan is most remembered today for having built the Taj Mahal as a mausoleum for his wife. This rupee was struck at Surat AH 1037-1046 and is common. Most Mughal coinage comes with regnal dates but not this issue.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.0-11.6 g, 0.984 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-222.13.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Links to:

• AH 1039/2 rupee, Patna mint
• AH 1039/3 rupee, Multan mint
• AH 1039/2 mohur, Akbarabad mint
• AH 1040/3 rupee, Tatta mint
• AH 1040/3 rupee, Multan mint
• AH 1040/3 rupee, Burhanpur mint
• AH 1040/3 rupee, with hexalobe, Burhanpur mint
• AH 1040/3 mohur, Burhanpur mint
• AH 1040/4 rupee, Ujjain mint
• AH 1040/4 rupee, Burhanpur mint
• AH 1041/x rupee, Surat mint
• AH 1041/x rupee, Ahmadabad mint
• AH 1041/4 rupee, Bhakhar mint
• AH 1041/4 rupee, Tatta mint
• AH 1041/5 rupee, Kashmir mint
• AH 1041/5 rupee, Ujjain mint
• AH 1041/5 rupee, Tatta mint
• Coins and currency dated 1630