Sale: CNG 66, Lot: 1886. Estimate $600.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 19 May 2004.  Sold For $560. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA. Mughal Kings. Azam Shah, Rival Emperor in Gujarat. 1707. AR Rupee (11.48 gm). Kunjista Bunyad mint. Dated AH 1119, regnal year 1 (1707). Titles of Azam Shah / Mint and date. Cf. MWI 3289 (different mint); KM 332.4; Wright -. Toned Unc. Rare this nice. ($600)

From the William B. Warden Collection.

After the death of Auragzeb in 1707, the Mughal Empire splintered as his sons fought for succession. Shah Alam I suppressed his rivals Azam Shah and Kam Bashkh, but separatist elements were set in motion that eventually broke up the empire.