Mughal Empire AH 1033/18 1/2 rupee

from Steve Album sale 45, lot 883

This specimen was lot 883 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $840. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AR ½ rupee, Surat, AH(10)33 year 18, KM-, month of Aban; same legends and arrang[e]ment as the full rupee type KM-148.1; extremely rare type, even more so in this grade, NGC graded AU58, RRR. Only 4 examples of this type on CoinArchives, one graded nearly EF (with the Hijri date off flan), the others much lower grades."

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specifications: 5.72 g, silver.

Catalog reference: KM unlisted.

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 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

Link to:

• AH 1031/16 rupee, Surat Mint
• AH 1031/16 mohur, Patna mint
• AH 1033/17 rupee, Surat mint
• AH 1034/20 rupee, Kabul mint
• AH 1060/23 (1650) half rupee, Surat mint
• Coins and currency dated 1623