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India / Mughal Empire, Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 / AD 1605-1627, Zodiacal series, Taurus the Bull, month: Ardibihisht. Later copy based on the mohur. Rupee, AH 1028 / AD 1619; RY 14

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India / Mughal Empire. Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 / AD 1605-1627. Zodiacal series, Taurus the Bull, month: Ardibihisht. Later copy based on the mohur. Rupee, AH 1028 / AD 1619; RY 14. Agrah. Lane-Poole 377-385. Whitehead 906. Zeno 56347. Silver. Diameter 21.5mm, 11.13 grams. Obverse: Taurus the Bull. Reverse: sikka-e-agrah dad zeenat-e-zar 1028 / az jahangir shah, shah akbar 14 [The money of Agrah gave ornaments to gold / By Jahangir Shah, Shah Akbar ('s son)]. UNC. Rare.

This is a copy of Jahangir zodiacal mohur, bull to left, Agrah, AH1028 RY 14. The coin measures 21mm and weights 11.13g. It is a very attractive coin, of fine style (at least seems to me) and great workmanship, very well struck, and with an old dark patina. It is very much alike the gold mohur in the National Museum, New Delhi (see Mukherjee, B. N. - Numismatic Art of India, Vol 2, coin 271 on page 241).

It came inside a very old (and big) envelope of B.A. Seaby (65 Great Portland Street), and with the following text in hand written: "A copy of the silver zodiacal rupee of Mughal Emperor Jahangir 1605-1628 A.D. Bull to R. AH 1028, regnal year 13 (sic) mint Agra. Made late 18th cent in Mysore by a french military resident."

I suppose this can this be the type Lane-Poole mentions on page lxxxiv, ascribed to a frenchmen, Colonel Martine (although L-P refers to half-rupees only).

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