Mughal Empire AH1116/48 rupee KM-300.58

from Steve Album sale 39, lot 2960

This specimen was lot 2960 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $264. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Aurangzeb, 1658-1707, AR rupee, Makhsusabad, AH1116 year 48, About VF, R, ex Fuller Collection." The Mughal Empire dominated India during the seventeenth century but 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. This type was struck regnal years 44, 48-49. The type is listed for over one hundred mints.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a rare mint.

Specification: 11.0-11.6 g, 0.984 fine silver, this specimen 11.59 g.

Catalog reference: KM-300.58.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• AH 1116/48 mohur, Surat Mint
• AH 1122/5 rupee, Lahore mint, struck for the Sikhs
• AH 1123/5 rupee, Hyderabad mint
• Coins and currency dated 1704