Mughal Empire AH 991 rupee KM-82.1

Steve Album sale 54, lot 2182

This specimen was lot 2182 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AR square rupee, Ahmadabad, AH991, NGC graded AU58." This square rupee was struck AH 986-1001 and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.2-11.6 g, silver, this specimen 5.70 g.

Catalog reference: KM-82.1.

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 Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• AH 988 (1580) square rupee, Ahmadabad mint
• AH 992 square rupee, Ahmadabad mint
• AH 993 (1585) square half rupee, Ahmadabad mint
• AH 993 square rupee, Ahmadabad mint
• Coins and currency dated 1583