Mughal Empire AH 1207/35 rupee KM-624

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Steve Album sale 54, lot 2207

This specimen was lot 2207 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $90. The catalog description[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Shah Alam II, 1759-1806, AR rupee, Gokulgarh, AH1207 year 35, VF-XF, ex David Fore Collection." This mint struck rupees in styles KM 620 (years 10-28, Rewari), KM 622 (years 29-30, Rohillas) and KM 624 (years 31-42, Sindhias), all better to scarce. It seems to have been operated not by the Mughal Emperor but by the prince of Rewari, a town southwest of Delhi, and later by the Sindhias.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.2-11.6 g, silver, this specimen 11.16 g.

Catalog reference: KM-624.

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 Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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