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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 25377746, member: 4910&quot;]Three more Shah Jahan rupees from Kandahar, Lahore, and Multan.</p><p><br /></p><p>All three have similar designs except for the mint name, the dates, and the order of the Caliphs.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_mughal_rupee_shahjahan_1051_kandahar.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Mughal Rupee, Shah Jahan, Kandahar (Qandahar), AH 1051 RY 14 (AD 1641)</p><p>Silver, 20.0 mm, 11.41 gm</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Square with two lines inside it and four lines around it</p><p>Square upper: Badshah Ghazi (Emperor and fighter for Islam)</p><p>Square lower: Shah Jahan (King of the World)</p><p>Square top: (Off flan) Shahab-ud-Din (Star of the Faith)</p><p>Square right: (Off flan) Muhammad Sahib (Lord Muhammad)</p><p>Square bottom: Qiran-e-Sani (Second Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction)</p><p>Square left: Zarb Qandahar (Struck at Kandahar)</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: Square with two lines inside it and four lines around it</p><p>Square upper: &quot;There is no god but Allah&quot;</p><p>Square lower: &quot;Muhammad is his messenger&quot;</p><p>Square top, left, bottom, right: Caliphs Abi Bekr, Umar, Uthman, Ali</p><p>Caliphs Abi Bekr and Umar are off flan</p><p><br /></p><p>The year &quot;1051&quot; (last two digits) is on the reverse bottom. AH 1051 is around AD 1641.</p><p>The regnal year &quot;14&quot; is on the obverse bottom.</p><p>The feather or quill on the reverse left is a mintmark for Kandahar.</p><p>Kandahar (Qandahar) is a city in Afghanistan.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_mughal_rupee_shahjahan_1053_lahore.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Mughal Rupee, Shah Jahan, Lahore, AH 1053 RY 17 (AD 1643)</p><p>Silver, 22.0 mm, 11.40 gm</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Square with two lines inside it and four lines around it</p><p>Square bottom: Zarb Lahore (Struck at Lahore)</p><p>Reverse: Square with two lines inside it and four lines around it</p><p>Square top, left, bottom, right: Caliphs Uthman, Ali, Abi Bekr, Umar</p><p><br /></p><p>The year &quot;1053&quot; is on the reverse right. AH 1053 is around AD 1643.</p><p>The regnal year &quot;17&quot; is on the obverse bottom.</p><p>Lahore is a city formerly in northern India and now in Pakistan.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_mughal_rupee_shahjahan_1043_multan.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Mughal Rupee, Shah Jahan, Multan, AH 1043 RY 6 (AD 1634)</p><p>Silver, 21.0 mm, 11.43 gm</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Square with two lines inside it and four lines around it</p><p>Square left: Zarb Multan (Struck at Multan)</p><p>Reverse: Square with two lines inside it and four lines around it</p><p>Square top, left, bottom, right: Caliphs Abi Bekr, Umar, Uthman, Ali</p><p><br /></p><p>The year &quot;1043&quot; is on the reverse bottom. AH 1043 is around AD 1634.</p><p>The regnal year &quot;6&quot; is on the obverse bottom.</p><p>Multan is a city formerly in northern India and now in Pakistan.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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