Mughal Empire AH 1051/15 rupee KM-224.18

from Steve Album sale 39, lot 2956

This specimen was lot 2956 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $114. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Shah Jahan I, 1628-1658, AR rupee, Tatta, AH1051 year 15, 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. The SCWC lists this type for years years 1-33 at 22 mints.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common mint.

Specification: 11.2-11.6 g, 0.984 fine silver, this specimen 11.44 g.

Catalog reference: KM-224.18.

Source:

• 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 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• AH 1041/5 rupee, Kashmir mint
• AH 1068 rupee, Ahmadabad mint
• Coins and currency dated 1641