Mughal Empire IE 36 1/2 rupee KM-62.2

Steve Album sale 54, lot 2179

This specimen was lot 2179 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $312. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AR square 1/2 rupee, Lahore, IE36, bold XF." This type was struck at Lahore during Ilahi years 36-38 and 42. The Ilahi Era (IE) was a solar calendar used during Akbar's reign for the dating of coinage and was abandoned a few years after his death.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.72 g, silver, this specimen 5.70 g.

Catalog reference: KM-62.2.

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

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