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Madras Mint Early Coinages – Moghul System – Gold, Mohur – Aurangzeb Alamgir 1658-1707 – Mint Name: Chinapatan

 

Photo from Hemanth Chopra

 

sikka zad dār jahan chau muhr munir shah aurangzeb ālamgīr (= Struck money through the world like the shining sun. Shah Aurangzeb Ālamgīr)

ẓarb chinapatan sanah (RY) julūs maimanat mānūs = Struck at Chinapatan in the (RY) year of tranquil prosperity

 

Official Weight (g)

11.01

 

Actual Weight (g)

11.01

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

19.8-20.7

 

Composition

Gold

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

Pr. No.

AH

RY

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

2.1

124.

109

1114

47

HC, RJ

One sold privately in 2004. Another in 2007

RRR