Mughal Empire IE 37 rupee KM-88.3

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Stack's Bowers May 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72523
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This specimen was lot 72523 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $432. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Mughal Empire. Rupee, IE 37 (1592). Ahmadabad Mint. Akbar I. NGC AU-55. This very attractive example displays a rich luster and strong details throughout, with shimmering beauty and much eye appeal retained. An always popular type on account of the square shape." The Mughal Empire stretched over most of India in the early seventeenth century and numerous mints struck silver rupees for the emperor. The Mughal Empire broke up in the eighteenth century under external attack, Hindu rebellion and civil war. This collapse allowed European colonizers entry into the subcontinent and eventual British control. The SCWC notes this type from Lahore for years IE 36-39. This is a common mint. 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: 11.44 g, silver.

Catalog reference: KM-88.3.

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, May 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Featuring the Richard Elliott Collection of Hooknecks, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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