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Lot No.525
AUC09
Mughals
Auction Date: 18-08-2012
Silver
Jahangir, Zodiacal Rupee 'Cancer' sign, Ahmedabad Mint, AH 1027/ RY13, 11.24g. Obv: Celestial 'Crab' set against the backdrop of the Sun, RY below. Rev: Poetic couplet in Farsi Sikka zad dar Ahmedabad az'Inayat- i-Alah / Shah Noor al-Din Jahangir ibn Akbar Badshah [Coin struck in Ahmedabad from the Almighty's favour, (by) King Nooruddin Jahangir, the son of Emperor Akbar], only a few Specimens are known in this Inayat couplet type coin.
About Extremely Fine, Extremely Rare.
The Zodiacal rupees of Ahmedabad mint bear two poetic couplets – the 'Daad Zewar' couplet and the 'Inayat' couplet. The first appears on 'Leo' and 'Cancer' rupees and the second appears only on 'Cancer' rupees. The 'Inayat' couplet is a mint- specific couplet for Ahmedabad and 'Cancer' rupees bearing it are much rarer than those with the 'Daad Zewar' couplet. Rupees of Ahmedabad bearing other Zodiacal signs, namely Aries, T aurus and Gemini, have non- poetic legends on reverse.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 8,00,000-10,00,000
Sold For :
Rs. 11,00,000
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