Mughal Empire AH 952 shahrukhi

Stephen Album sale 47, lot 885

This specimen was lot 885 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $480. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Kamran Mirza, 1530-1555, AR light shahrukhi, Kabul, AH952, the light shahrukhi was struck only at Qandahar and Kabul, AH951-952; traces of mount removal, VF, RR." 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 It was eventually superseded by the rupee.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: originally 4.5-5.0 g, silver, this specimen 3.89 g.

Catalog reference: A-I2464.2.

Source:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 47, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• AH 950 (1543) shahrukhi, Qandahar mint
• AH 951 (1544) shahrukhi, Qandahar mint
• AH 933 (1527) shahrukhi, Lahore mint
• AH 955 (1548) shahrukhi, Qandahar mint
• Coins and currency dated 1545