MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AR square sawai rupee (14.21g), Lahore, AH1019 year 5, KM-160.2, PML-1100/11, month of Isfandarmuz, 12-arc scallop border both sides, superb strike, choice EF, RRR, ex Paul Stevens Collection. The legends form a poetic couplet, translated by Whitehead as "In Isfandarmuz struck this coin in Lahore on gold (sic) / King of kings of the nations, Shah Jahangir, son of Shah Akbar." Although zar means "gold", it is frequently used poetically to designate "precious metal", i.e., gold and silver in general.
Estimate: 2,000-2,400 USD