Mughal Empire AH 1022/8 jahangiri rupee KM-155.5
The first specimen was lot 869 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AR jahangiri rupee, Qandahar, AH1022 year 8, superb bold strike, VF, R." The second specimen was lot 2949 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $132. The catalog description[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AR jahangiri rupee, Qandahar, AH1022 year 8, 1 testmark, excellent strike, VF-EF, R." The Mughal Empire stretched over most of India in the early eighteenth century and numerous mints struck gold mohurs for the emperor. 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 6-8. Qandahar is now in Afghanistan.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.4-13.7 g, silver, the first specimen 13.64 g, the second specimen 13.62 g.
Catalog reference: KM-155.5.
- 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 1021/7 rupee, Agra mint
- AH 1021/7 jahangiri rupee, Qandahar mint
- AH 1022/8 rupee, Delhi mint
- AH 1022/8 dam, Agra mint
- AH 1023/8 rupee, Agra mint
- AH 1023/9 rupee, Ahmadabad mint
- AH 1023/9 rupee, Delhi mint
- AH 1023/9 (1613) rupee, Patna mint
- AH 1023/9 rupee, Qandahar mint
- Coins and currency dated 1613