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Lot No.119
AUC16
Mughals
Auction Date: 27-04-2014
Gold
Akbar (1556-1605 AD), Gold ¼ Mohur, 2.66g. Agra Mint, Bahman 48. Obv: Ilahi creed Allahu Akbar JallaJalalahu. Rev: Name of the mint and Ilahi year and month of issue. Well centre struck with dotted border.
Extremely Fine, Exceedingly Rare.
The weight of this coin suggests that it was struck to the 9-rupee standard, mentioned in the 'Ain-i-Akbari as the 'Adl-gutka. The same treatise gives the name of 'Salimi' as a coin worth half an 'Adl-Gutka' and 'NeemSalimi' as that of a quarter 'Adl-Gutka'. This coin must therefore be recognized as a 'NeemSalimi'. But the book also mentions that a quarter denomination of an 'Ilahi' mohur was called a 'Man', and "as regards gold coins, the custom followed in the imperial mint is to coin La'l-I jalalis, Dhans, and Mans, each coin for the space of a month."
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 12,00,000-15,00,000
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