Mughal Empire AH 1172/6 rupee KM-460.34

from Steve Album sale 39, lot 2972

This specimen was lot 2972 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $156. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Alamgir II, 1754-1759, AR rupee, Muradabad, AH1172 year 6, EF, S, 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 is listed in the SCWC for 48 mints and this mint is noted for years 1 thru 6.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.0-11.6 g, 0.984 fine silver, this specimen 11.25 g.

Catalog reference: KM-460.34.

Source:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed., Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• 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 1165/6 (1751) rupee, Narwar mint
• AH 1166/6 rupee, Muhammadabad Benares mint
• Mughal Empire (AH 1175)(2) paisa KM-659
• AH 1174/1 rupee, Maha Indrapur mint
• Coins and currency dated 1758