Mughal Empire AH 965 falus

Steve Album sale 51, lot 642

This specimen was lot 642 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $204. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AE falus, Agra, AH965, clear date, a very rare type, the first we have offered in 10 years, VG-F, RR, ex SARC Auction 18 Lot 1071." The falus was a low denomination copper coin normally issued by the municipal authorities and not the emperor. One rupee was 128 falus.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: copper, this specimen 4.37 g.

Catalog reference: KM-44.1.

Sources:

• 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 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.

Links:

• AH 963 (1555) shahrukhi, Lahore mint
• AH 964 (1556) rupee, Qila Alwar mint
• AH 971 (1564) mohur, Agra mint
• Coins and currency dated 1557