Mughal Empire AH 963 shahrukhi

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Stephen Album sale 47, lot 894

This specimen was lot 894 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AR shahrukhi (Lahore), AH963, double-line border around both obverse & reverse field and full bold date; clasp removed, 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 It was eventually superseded by the rupee.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: 4.5-5.0 g, silver, this specimen 4.53 g.

Catalog reference: KM-70.3, A-Q2464, Liddle-S24D.

Source:

  • Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 47, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2023.

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