INDIA, Mughal Empire. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir. AH 1014-1037 / AD 1605-1627. AR Rupee (18mm, 10.63 g, 11h). Zodiac Type (month of Tir), Class A. Ahmadabad mint. Dually dated AH 1027 and RY 13 (22 June-23 July AD 1618). Constellation of Karkata/Kalakang (Cancer the Crab): crab, seen from above; radiate sun behind; stars flanking lower legs; sanat 13 (regnal year 13) in Persian in exergue / dar Ahmadabad ra dad zewar Jahangir Shah Akbar Shah (at Ahmadabad received as ornament from Jahangir Shah [son of] Akbar Shah) in Persian; AH date in exergue. Liddle Type S-184; BM 370-1; IMC (Wright) 633; Hull 1475; SACPM (KM) 150.10. In NGC encapsulation 6929824-005, graded Fine Details, edge filing. A rare and popular type.
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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