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India / Mughal Empire, Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 / AD 1605-1627, Sawai rupee, AH 1018 / AD 1609-10, RY 4

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India / Mughal Empire. Jahangir, AH 1014-1037 / AD 1605-1627. Sawai rupee, AH 1018 / AD 1609-10, RY 4. Agrah. Lane-Poole 423 (similar). KM 158.1. Zeno 77649. Silver. Diameter 24.5mm, 14.25 grams. Obverse: poetic couplet, date. Reverse: poetic couplet, regnal year. UNC. Rare, specially at this high grade.

Provenance:

AH Baldwin&Sons; Auction 53, September 25th 2007, lot 1758

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:

sikka zad dar shahr-e-agrah, khusru-e-giti panah
shahe nooruddin jahangir, ibn akbar badshah

is the emperor of the refuge of the world, struck coin in the agra city
shah nooruddin jahangir, son of badshah akbar

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