Mughal Empire AH 988 rupee KM-82.1

from Steve Album sale 39, lot 2939

This specimen was lot 2939 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $360. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AR square rupee, Ahmadabad, AH988, a common type, but perhaps the finest example we have seen, choice EF." 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 into the 1600's.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.0-11.6 g, 0.984 fine silver, this specimen 11.42 g.

Catalog reference: KM-82.1.

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 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 973 (1565) rupee, Delhi mint
• AH 980 rupee, Ahmadabad mint
• IE 30 (1585-86) rupee, Tatta mint
• AH 1000 (1592) square rupee, Ahmadabad Mint
• Coins and currency dated 1580