Mughal Empire AH 1016/2 jahangiri rupee KM-155.2

from Steve Album sale 39, lot 867

This specimen was lot 867 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $192. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AR jahangiri rupee, Ahmadabad, AH1016 year 2, lovely EF." 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 AH 1014-1016.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 13.4-13.7 g, silver, this specimen 13.74 g.

Catalog reference: KM-155.2.

Source:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• 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:

• IE49 rupee, Lahore mint
• AH 1015/2 (1607) square mohur, Lahore mint
• AH 1016 rupee, Elichpur mint
• AH 1017 (1608) ½ dam ravani, Qandahar mint
• AH 1019/5 rupee, Lahore mint
• AH 1020/6 rupee, Kabul mint
• AH 1021/7 jahangiri rupee, Qandahar mint
• Coins and currency dated 1607