Mughal Empire AH 1131/1 rupee KM-413.3

from Steve Album sale 27, lot 2033

This specimen was lot 2033 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $164.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Shah Jahan II, 1719, AR rupee, Tatta, AH1131 year one (ahad). With the phrase amin wa aman in obverse center, minor porosity, mainly on reverse, VF to EF, R, ex Paul Stevens Collection." The Mughal Empire stretched over most of India in the early eighteenth century and numerous mints struck gold mohurs for the emperor. The Mughal Empire dominated India during the seventeenth century but 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 three mints for this ruler's brief reign, all rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.0-11.6 g, silver, this specimen 11.12 g.

Catalog reference: KM-413.3.

Source:

Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.

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Mughal Empire AH 1131/1 rupee KM-413.3

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