India, Mughal Empire: Nur al-deen Jahangir (AH1014-1037/AD1605-1627), AR Rupee, Agra, AH 1036/Ry 21

Mughal Empire: Nur al-deen Jahangir (AH1014-1037/AD1605-1627), AR Rupee, Agra, AH 1036/Ry 21, KM 149.1

This coin has the "Yaft" poetic couplet:

(Reverse) Yaft Dar Agra, Ruye Zar Zewar,
(Obverse) Az Jahangir Shah, Shah Akbar

[The face of gold received ornaments at Agra,
from Jahangir Shah, Shah Akbar('s Son)]

 

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Some of my Mughals.

 

Nice collection. Not all are Mughal coins though.

(Top row, left to right)
1. Mughal, Shah Jahan (AH1037-1068, 1628-1658 AD), AR Rupee, Lahore mint, AH1066/RY 30.
2. Indian Princely States, Baroda, Khande Rao (AH1273-1287/AD1856-1870), AR fractional rupee (denomination depends on weight)
3. Mughal, Aurangzeb Alamgir (AH1068-1118, 1658-1707 AD), AR Rupee, Surat mint, AH1090/Ry 23

(Bottom row, left to right)
1. Mughal, Aurangzeb Alamgir (AH1068-1118, 1658-1707 AD), AR Rupee, Surat mint, AH1102/Ry 34
2. British India. 1840 is a frozen year.
3. Indian Princely States, Indore, AR fractional rupee.

 

Thanks, I had ID on some but some were sketchy.

All are 10 to 11g, even the bottom lower right.

 

That would make them all Rupees.
The Mughal ones mostly have complete or near-complete mint names on-flan.

 

The lower right one I have attributed as Shah Alam II or Malharnagar.

I don't know if it's correct. I used Zeno.ru, https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=227018

 

Yes. Indore is the state, while Malharnagar is the mint. Many states continued to issue coins in the name of the Mughal emperor, even though the later Mughal emperors had little practical hold over them.

 

Nice coin. I lucked into a "Jahangiri Rupee" which is 20% heavier than the standard rupee - it was in my local dealer's junk box, unattributed.

My ability to attribute these is limited, but I think I was right about this, but corrections always welcome!



India, Mughal Empire
Jahangir (1605-1627)
Jahangiri Rupee (20% heavy)
AH 1016/2 (1607-1608 A.D.)
Ahmadabad Mint
kalima shahada, hijri date and zarb at bottom / nuruddin muhammad jahangir badshah ghazi.
KM 152.2
(13.72 grams / 21 mm)

 

That is a great example and your attribution is perfect. The mint name is also on the reverse (just above “zarb”).

 

Thank you for the feedback on this! I am very, very unsure about my Indian attributions and it is nice to get your confirmation.