2018-05-05 Sat

This beautiful gold mohur was issued by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, its estimated bid is for INR 2, 00,000 to 2, 20,000 in the upcoming auction of Classical Numismatic Gallery. This auction will be held in Delhi on 19th of May 2018. The weight of this coin is around 10.9g and it was issued by Shah Jahan during the 15th year of his reign.

The obverse of this coin depicts inscription ‘Sahib Qiran Shihab Al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan Badshah Gazi’ with Hijri Year 1051. The reverse of this coin depicts ‘Kalima and Mint name ‘Tatta’ with Ilahi month ‘Iafandarmuz’, and regnal year 15

Image Courtesy: Classical Numismatic Gallery