Mughal Empire AH 995 rupee KM-82.1

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Stack's Bowers November 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 78006
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This specimen was lot 78006 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $125. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Mughal Empire. Rupee, AH 995 (1586/7). Ahmadabad Mint. Akbar (the Great). PCGS AU-53." This type was struck for Akbar AH 987-1001 along with the traditional round rupees (type 80). Nine mints struck this type.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.44 g, silver, 17 mm square.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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