East India Company Madras Presidency gold Mohur, 1114h, year 47
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1114h, yr 47 [1703-4]
Dating to the year 1114h (1703-1704 AD), this coin was struck in the name of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir. The obverse features the Persian inscription 'sikka zad dar jahan chau muhr munir shah aurangzeb alamgir', translating to 'Struck money throughout the world like the shining sun, Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir'.
The reverse displays the inscription 'zarb chinapatan sanat 47 julus maimanat manus', indicating it was struck at Chinapatan in the 47th year of the emperor's tranquil prosperity. Weighing 11.01 grams, this specimen is a significant piece of numismatic history, noted for its association with the early coinages of the English East India Company's Presidency series.
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Physical characteristics
- Weight
- 11.01g
- Material
- gold
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Chinapatan
- Denomination
- Mohur
Design
- Obverse
- sikka zad dar jahan chau muhr munir shah aurangzeb alamgir
- Reverse
- zarb chinapatan sanat 47 julus maimanat manus
Identification
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- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
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