Mughal Empire AH 950 shahrukhi
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This specimen was lot 57063 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Mughal Empire. Shahrukhi, AH 950 (1550). Qandahar Mint. Muhammad Humayun. NGC MS-62." The shahrukhi was originally a silver coin minted by Shah Rukh of the Timurid Empire (r. 1405-47) and was adopted by the early Mughal Emperors (Babur, Humayan and Akbar). It was eventually superseded by the rupee. Humayun (r. 1530-40 and 1555-56) was temporarily ousted from India by Sher Shah Suri.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: originally 4.5-5.0 g, silver.
Catalog reference: A-G2464 (RR).
- Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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