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Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Patna (Azīmābād) Mint, Gold – Type 1, Full Title on Obverse

muhayyi al-dīn	ẓarb patna sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Patna in the [RY] year of his reign of tranquil prosperity).

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	4277.	314.2	-	Mohur	1070	3?			RRR

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Patna (Azīmābād) Mint, Gold – Type 2, Square Area

ʹālamgīr bādshāh ghāzī within square borders. Around this is is the legend abū al-ẕafar muhi al-dīn [AH]	ẓarb patna within square borders. Around this is the legend julūs maimanat manūs [RY]
NB. Colour added

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4277m.	320.3	13.347	Mohur	1070	3	ONSNL	See: ONSNL 157, pp. 14-15	RRR

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Patna (Azīmābād) Mint, Gold – Type 1, mihr Couplet

sikka zad dār jahān chau mihr mūnīr shāh aurangzeb ‘ālamgīr (= Struck money through the world like the shining sun. Shāh Aurangzeb ‘Ālamgīr).		ẓarb patna sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Patna in the [RY] year of his reign of tranquil prosperity).

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4277d.	315.40	13.110	Mohur	xxxx	7	Tody		R
AU	4277.				107x	8
AU	√ 4277d3.				xxxx	17	Bombay
AU	4277b.			”	xxxx	18
AU	√ 4277b2.			”	xxxx	19	SA
AU	√ 4277b3.			”	1090	22	Virasat
AU	√ 4277b4.			”	1092	24	ClassNG
AU	√ 4277b5.			”	1097	30	RJ
AU	4277b6.			”	1102	3x
AU	√ 4277b9.			”	1104	36	Stacks
AU	4277b12.			”	1105	37
AU	4277b15.			”	1105	38
AU	4277b18.			”	1106	38
AU	√ 4277b20.			”	1108	41	ClassNG
AU	√ 4277b21.			”	1109	41	St James
AU	4277b24.			”	1109	42
AU	√ 4277b27.			”	1110	43	Numisor
AU	4277b30.			”	1113	45
AU	√ 4277b33.			”	1113	46	Bombay. SA
AU	√ 4277b36.			”	1116	48	St James
AU	√ 4277c.			”	1116	49	SA	Album (2007), list 222, lot 22766

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Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Patna Mint, Silver – Type 1, mihr Couplet, Mint Name at Bottom

abū al-ẕafar muhayyi al-dīn aurangzeb ‘ālamgīr bahādur bādshāh ghāzī (=	ẓarb patna sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Patna in the [RY] year of his reign of tranquil prosperity). RY may be is slightly different positions.

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4278m.		13.45	Rupee	1069	1	Tody		RR

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Patna Mint, Silver – Type 2, Full Title on Obverse; Mint Name at Top

abū al-ẕafar muhayyi al-dīn aurangzeb ‘ālamgīr bahādur bādshāh ghāzī (=		ẓarb patna sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Patna in the [RY] year of his reign of tranquil prosperity). RY may be is slightly different positions.

	Rupee	Half Rupee	Quarter Rupee
Actual Weight (g)
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4278.	297.6	13.7	Rupee	1067	1	Bald	AH date error for 1070 with 0 over 6? 1067 is before Aurangzeb became emperor	S
AU	√ 4279.			”	1070	1	Zeno, SA, Tody
AU	√ 4279b.			”	1070	2	Tody
AU	√ 4279c.			”	1070	3	SA
AU	√ 4280.			”	1071	3	RJ from Noble, ClassNG
AU	√ 4280c.			”	1071	4	Oswal
AU	√ 4281.			”	1072	4	Tody
AU	4320d.	A294.3		Half Rupee	1070	1		Type not verified
AU	4320c.				1071	1		AH/RY mismatch
AU	4320c3.			”	107x	3
AU	4320c6.			”	1072	4
AU	4320e.	B293.2		Quarter Rupee		1			RR

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Patna Mint, Silver – Type 3, badr Couplet, Mint Name at Bottom

sikka zad dār jahān chau badr mūnīr shāh ‘aurangzeb ālamgīr (= Struck money through the world like the shining moon. Shāh Aurangzeb ‘Ālamgīr).		ẓarb patna sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Patna in the [RY] year of his reign of tranquil prosperity).

	Rupee	Half Rupee
Actual Weight (g)
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4283.	300.71	13.268	Rupee		4	Zeno	AH date not seen on earlier dates	C
AU	4284.			”		5
AU	√ 4285.			”		6	Marudhar
AU	4286.			”		7
AU	4287.			”		9
AU	√ 4287c.			”		10	Zeno
AU	√ 4288.			”		12	Marudhar	AH date may be written vertically on left of obverse, See photos
AU	√ 4289.			”		13	Zeno
AU	4290.			”		14
AU	4291.			”		15
AU	√ 4291c.			”		17	Ste
AU	4291e.			”		18
AU	√ 4291g.			”		19	Bombay
AU	√ 4289c.			”		20	Zeno
AU	√ 4292.			”	108x	21	Ste
AU	4293.			”	1089	22
AU	√ 4294.			”	1090	22	Zeno	AH date moved to top centre of obverse in this year
AU	√ 4294c.			”	1090	23	ClassNG
AU	√ 4295.			”	1091	23	Zeno
AU	√ 4295c.			”	1091	24	Oswal
AU	4296.			”	1092	24
AU	4296c.			”	1092	25
AU	4297.			”	1093	25
AU	4297c.			”	1093	26
AU	4298.			”	1094	26
AU	4298c.			”	1094	27
AU	4299.			”	1095	27
AU	√ 4299c.			”	1095	28	Marudhar
AU	4300.			”	1096	28
AU	√ 4300c.			”	1096	29	Oswal
AU	√ 4301.			”	1097	29	Ste
AU	4301c.			”	1097	30
AU	4302.			”	1098	30
AU	4302c.			”	1098	31
AU	√ 4303.			”	1099	31	ClassNG
AU	√ 4303c.			”	1099	32	Oswal
AU	√ 4304.			”	1100	32	Ajay Anand, Oswal
AU	4304c.			”	1100	33
AU	4305.			”	1101	33
AU	4305c.			”	1101	34
AU	4306.			”	1102	34
AU	4306c.			”	1102	35
AU	4307.			”	1103	35
AU	√ 4307c.			”	1103	36	Zeno
AU	√ 4308.			”	1104	36	Zeno
AU	4308c.			”	1104	37
AU	4309.			”	1105	37
AU	√ 4309b.			”	1105	38	Zeno
AU	4309c.			”	1106	38
AU	√ 4310.			”	1106	39	Ste
AU	√ 4310b.			”	1107	39	Marudhar
AU	4310c.			”	1107	40
AU	√ 4311.			”	1108	40	Oswal
AU	4311c.			”	1108	41
AU	√ 4312.			”	1109	41	Tody
AU	√ 4312c.			”	1109	42	Bombay
AU	√ 4313.			”	1110	42	Zeno
AU	4313c.			”	1110	43
AU	4314.			”	1111	43
AU	4314c.			”	1111	44
AU	4315.			”	1112	44
AU	4315c.			”	1112	44		Ref: Noble Numismatics, sale 126, lot 1344, no photo
AU	4316.			”	1113	45
AU	√ 4316c.			”	1113	46	Marudhar
AU	4317.			”	1114	46
AU	√ 4317c.			”	1114	47	Tody
AU	4318.			”	1115	47
AU	4318c.			”	1115	48
AU	4319.			”	1116	48
AU	√ 4319c.			”	1116	49	Marudhar
AU	4320.			”	1117	49
AU	√ 4320d8.	294.11		Half Rupee		8	Tody		RR
AU	√ 4320d10.			”		13	Oswal
AU	√ 4320d12.			”		15	SA
AU	√ 4320d6.			”		16	ClassNG, Tody
AU	4320d9.			”	1089	22		Ref: ONSNL 122, p. 5, BM
AU	√ 4320d15.			”	1106	38	SA

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Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Patna Mint, Silver – Type 3, Legal Dirham

dirham sharia	ẓarb patna sanah [RY]

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4320m.	307.6	13.375	Legal Dirham	xxxx	24	Zeno		RR

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Patna Mint, Copper – Type 1, Heavy Weight Standard, ʹĀlamgīr on Obverse

Actual Weight (g)

42.9-43.4

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	4321.	288.1	Tanka		6			RR
AU	√ 4321b.		”		9	Bhandare

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Patna Mint, Copper – Type 1, Light Weight Standard, ʹĀlamgīr on Obverse

Actual Weight (g)

13.8-14.1

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4321c.	285.28	Pice	xxxx	12?	Zeno	RY not clear	RR
AU	√ 4321e.		”	xxxx	49	Zeno

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