385, Lot: 727. Estimate $50. Sold for $55. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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INDIA, Mughal Empire. Shihab al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan. AH 1037-1068 / AD 1627-1658. AR Rupee (26mm, 11.23 g, 12h). Akbarabad mint. Dually dated AH 1039 and Mihr Ilahi year 2 (24 September-23 October AD 1629). Kalima, mint and Ilahi date formula / Persian couplet citing Shah Jahan; AH dare to upper left. Cf. KM 224.6 (Allahabad). VF, lightly toned, areas of weak strike, shroff mark on obverse.