A beautiful and highly attractive specimen with outstanding eye appeal, Struck in high relief, Decorative floral fields and motifs throughout the flan on both sides.
A tiny edge mark on obverse, Uncirculated, Exceedingly rare.
The first time this type has ever been offered at any auction.

The 'Sawai' or 25% heavy mohurs and rupees struck by Jahangir are often considered to be the zenith of his coinage - some of the most attractive and artistically superlative Mughal coins were struck during these five years. Outstanding amongst them are the series in which coins of each Ilahi month carried a different couplet - a testament to Jahangir's love for Farsi poetry - that extolled the virtue of the king's name. Many couplets allude to the ability of the king whose name literally meant 'the World grasper', to impart distinct qualities to the coins. Here, the stamp of Jahangir's name is said to make the gold shine like a celestial star. The dies are engraved with the highest attention to detail, with beautiful nastaliq lettering offset against an extremely delicate floral backdrop, as if the letters were laid out on a richly embroidered cloth. A true masterpiece of Mughal numismatic design and a tribute to the skills of the calligrapher and the die engraver.