Alamgir II, Gold Mohur, 10.84g, Dar al- Khilafah Shahjahanabad Mint, AH 1168/ RY 2, Obv: S

Alamgir II, Gold Mohur, 10.84g, Dar al- Khilafah Shahjahanabad Mint, AH 1168/ RY 2, Obv: Shahada in square border, names of four khalifas with titles in margin with AH date, Rev: Persian legend “Sikka Mubarak Abu al-Adik Azeez al-din Badshah Ghazi Muhammad Alamgir” within square, mint name with epithet and RY in margin (KM 464.1). Very fine+, exceedingly rare. Aurangzeb stopped the use of Kalima on his coins as he thought it would be ‘defiled’ in the hands of non-believers as the coins circulated. This issue marks a momentary reappearance of the Islamic profession of faith on Mughal coins. Coi

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Auction: Auction #104 · Oswal Antiques · 2024-08-31 · Estimate: ₹ 200000 - ₹ 250000

Category: Mughals : Alamgir II

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