Aurangzeb, Silver Rupee, 11.51g, Rajapur Mint, AH 1100/33, complete Mint name on bottom of

Aurangzeb, Silver Rupee, 11.51g, Rajapur Mint, AH 1100/33, complete Mint name on bottom of reverse. Very fine+, exceedingly rare.Rajapur alias Islambundar was located at a strategic location on the Konkan cost of western India. It was a leading maritime port with trade up to the Persian Gulf. The Mughals, the Marathas as well as the British were in constant war in having their sway over this port mint. The present coin seems to have issued by the Mughals in the first Konkan campaign against Chattrapati Sambhaji, the great Maratha king.Very few coins of this exceedingly rare Mint are known but

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Auction: Auction #74 · Oswal Antiques · 2018-09-01 · Estimate: ₹ 200000 - ₹ 250000

Category: Mughals : Aurangzeb

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