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Lot No.285
AUC44
Mughals
Auction Date: 06-05-2023
Gold
Akbar (1556-1605 AD), gold 'Ilahi type' heavy ¼ mohur, named as 'Man' (mind), Lahore Mint, Azar, RY 3X, not listed in major publications, 3.00g. Obv: Ilahi creed Allahu Akbar Jalla Jalalahu. Rev: Mint name, month and Ilahi year; decorative fields and partly dotted border visible on both sides, slight edge knock.
About Extremely fine, Exceedingly rare.
According to the Ain-e-Akbari, by Abu'l Fazal Allami, the chronicler of Akbar's reign, the emperor thought that everything in this world should have a Sanskrit name. There were names given to each denomination of gold and silver coins of Akbar's reign which derived inspiration from the Indian tradition. Section 10 of the Ain-e-Akbari, gives a comprehensive list of coins under the title “The Coins of the Glorious Empire”. A round shape mohur was called 'Ilahi' and the square shaped heavy mohur Lal-i-Jalali or simply 'Jalali'. The 25 tola mohur, being 1/4th of the 100 tola mohur called S'hansah, the heaviest denomination gold coin, was called as 'Atmah', ½ mohur weight of a Jalali was called as 'Dhan', weighing 6g, while the ¼ mohur weight was called as 'Man', weighing 3g. Very few fractions of the Dhan and Man coins are known in gold explaining their extreme rarity. For detailed information, refer Chapter 10 of Mughal Numismatics by Mitresh Singh.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 8,00,000-10,00,000
Sold For :
Rs. 11,00,000
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