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Auction 41 30 November 2016
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Foreign Coins, India, Mughal Empire, Nur al-din Muhammed Jahangir (1014-1037h/1605-1627AD), gold mohur, Agra 1028/13h, with the zodiac sign of Pisces, legends with Emperor's titles, rev. two fish (carp), radiate sun behind mint and date, wt. 10.94gms. (BM.358; KM.180.20; Fr.773), some wear to the high points on the fish, but overall good very fine and very rare
The zodiac series was the creation of the Emperor Jahangir himself. He recorded in his diary of 1619 the following:- 'previously to this, the rule of the coinage was to write my name on one side of the coin and the name of the place and the month and year of the reign on the other side. It entered my mind that in place of the month they should substitute the figure of the constellation which belonged to that month. The usage is my own, and has never been practised before.' (£125000-150000)
The zodiac series was the creation of the Emperor Jahangir himself. He recorded in his diary of 1619 the following:- 'previously to this, the rule of the coinage was to write my name on one side of the coin and the name of the place and the month and year of the reign on the other side. It entered my mind that in place of the month they should substitute the figure of the constellation which belonged to that month. The usage is my own, and has never been practised before.' (£125000-150000)