Mughal Empire AH 955 shahrukhi

Stephen Album sale 47, lot 890

This specimen was lot 890 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $390. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Humayun, 1530-1556, AR light shahrukhi, Qandahar, AH955, bold date, retrograde, at lower right of the obverse, EF-AU, RRR. Same dies as Zeno-276099. No examples of this date on CoinArchives and just one on Zeno." 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 It was eventually superseded by the rupee.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 3.90 g.

Catalog reference: A-G2464.

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 952 (1545) shahrukhi, Kabul mint
• AH 962 (1554) shahrukhi, Lahore mint
• Coins and currency dated 1548