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India / Mughal Empire, Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 / AD 1605-1627, Sawai rupee, AH 1017 / AD 1608-09; RY 4

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India / Mughal Empire. Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 / AD 1605-1627. Sawai rupee, AH 1017 / AD 1608-09; RY 4. Lahore. Lane-Poole 424. Mitchiner 3183 (similar). KM 158.5. Zeno 74244. Silver. Diameter 24.5mm, 14.24 grams. Obverse: badhar bad rawaan ta falak, buwad dar daur 4. Reverse: ba naame shah jahangir, sikka-e-lahor 1017. XF/AU.

Provenance:

AH Baldwin&Sons; Auction 53, September 25th 2007, lot 1761

Jahangir experimented with increasing the weight of the silver rupee, striking 20% heavier pieces called "jahangiri", and 25% heavier pieces called "sawai". The couplet reads:

badhar bad rawaan ta falak, buwad dar daur / ba naame shah jahangir, sikka-e-lahor
So long as the heavens revolve, current be / In the name of Shah Jahangir, the money of Lahore

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