Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Shāhjahānābād (dār al-khilāfat) Mint, Gold – Type 1, mihr Couplet

The early issues appear to have been struck on broad flans and are sometimes described as nazarana. See photos

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

Actual Weight (g)

10.8-11.0

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4356.	315.42	13.111	Mohur	1069	1	Marudhar	shāh above right of fat in the mint name and epithet	S
AU	√ 4356c.			”	1070	3	Zeno, CNG, Tody	This date and later have fat above right of shāh in the mint name and epithet
AU	√ 4356e.			”	1071	3	CNG
AU	4356g.			”	107x	4
AU	4356i.			”	1072	5
AU	4357.			”	1073	5
AU	4358.			”	1073	6
AU	√ 4358b.			”	1074	6	Bald
AU	4358c.			”	1075	7
AU	4358e.			”	1076	8
AU	√ 4359.			”	1080	12	SA
AU	√ 4359c.			”	1081	13	Marudhar
AU	√ 4359e.			”	1081	14	SA
AU	√ 4360.			”	1082	14	ClassNG
AU	4360c.			”	1082	15
AU	4361.			”	1083	15
AU	4361c.			”	1083	16
AU	√ 4362.			”	1084	16	Ste
AU	4362c.			”	1084	17
AU	√ 4362d.			”	1085	17	Her
AU	√ 4362d3.			”	1086	18	St James
AU	4362e.			”	1086	19
AU	4363.			”	1087	19
AU	4363c.			”	1088	xx
AU	√ 4363e.			”	1089	21	Bald
AU	√ 4363g.			”	1089	22	Tody
AU	√ 4364.			”	1090	22	Tody
AU	4364c.			”	1090	23
AU	√ 4364e.			”	1091	23	Her
AU	4365.			”	1091	24
AU	√ 4365b.			”	1092	24	Tody
AU	√ 4365c.			”	1093	25	Marudhar
AU	√ 4365d.			”	1094	26	RJ
AU	√ 4365e.			”	1094	27	Tody
AU	√ 4365g.			”	1095	27	Oswal, Tody	Comes on both normal and broad flans. See photos
AU	√ 4365h.			”	1095	28	RJ
AU	√ 4365i.			”	1096	28	ClassNG
AU	√ 4366.			”	1096	29	RJ	Lah1488
AU	√ 4367.			”	1097	29	Sincona
AU	√ 4367b.			”	1097	30	Noble
AU	√ 4367b3.			”	1098	30	Tody
AU	√ 4367c.			”	1098	31	Bald
AU	√ 4368.			”	1099	31	Stack, SA
AU	√ 4368c.			”	1099	32	SA
AU	√ 4369.			”	1100	32	CNG
AU	4369c.			”	1100	33
AU	√ 4370.			”	1101	33	Zeno	Lah1489
AU	4370b.			”	1101	34
AU	√ 4370c.			”	1102	34	SA
AU	√ 4371.			”	1102	35	Tody
AU	√ 4372.			”	1103	35	SA
AU	√ 4372b.			”	1104	36	CNG
AU	√ 4372c.			”	1104	37	ClassNG
AU	√ 4372e.			”	1105	37	Tody
AU	√ 4373.			”	1106	38	Tody
AU	√ 4373c.			”	1106	39	Ste
AU	4374.			”	1107	39
AU	4374c.			”	1107	40
AU	√ 4375.			”	1108	40	Tody
AU	4375c.			”	1108	41
AU	√ 4376.			”	1109	41	Tody
AU	√ 4376c.			”	1109	42	Tody
AU	√ 4376e.			”	1110	42	CNG
AU	4377.			”	1110	43
AU	√ 4377c.			”	1111	43	CNG
AU	√ 4377e.			”	1111	44	ClassNG
AU	√ 4378.			”	1112	44	Kunker
AU	4378b.			”	1112	45
AU	√ 4378b3.			”	1113	45	CNG
AU	√ 4378b6.			”	1114	46	Bald
AU	√ 4378c.			”	1114	47	Bald
AU	4378e.			”	1115	47
AU	√ 4379.			”	1116	48	Goldberg
AU	√ 4380.			”	1116	49	Spink, Roma
AU	4380c.			”	1117	49
AU	√ 4380d.			”	1117	50	Emporium Hamburg
AU	√ 4380e.			”	1118	51	Ste
AU	√ 4380g.			”	1119	51	Kunker

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Shāhjahānābād Mint, Gold – Type 2, badr Couplet

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	4380m.	315.63	13.x	Mohur	xxxx	12		Calcutta Museum Catalogue, No. 1142	RR

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Shāhjahānābād Mint, Gold – Type 3 – Quarter Rupee Niṣār

niṣār ālamgīr bādshāh ghāzī [RY]	ẓarb dār al-khilafat shāhjahānābād

Actual Weight (g)

2.7

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	4380y.	A307.1	13.401	Quarter Mohur Niṣār	1072	5			RRR
AU	√ 4380y3.			”	xxxx	22	Tody

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Shāhjahānābād Mint, Gold – Type 4 – Eighth Rupee Niṣār

niṣār ālamgīr bādshāh ghāzī [RY]	ẓarb dār al-khilafat shāhjahānābād

Actual Weight (g)

1.4

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4380y9.	-	13.401	Eighth Mohur Niṣār	xxxx	x	Bald		RRR

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Shāhjahānābād (dār al-khilāfat) Mint, Silver – Type 1, 200 Rupees

The legend within a square: sanah 1083 abū al-ẕafar muhyiddin muḥammad aurangzeb bahādur ālamgīr bādshāh ghāzī Around this is the legend: Top: qadr afzai seem wa qeemat zar Right: keh ze roz azal bu al-ẕafar ast Bottom: shāh aurangzeb ālamgīr Left: sikka bādshāh bahr-o-bar ast	The legend within a square: ẓarb dār al-khilafat shāhjahānābād sanah 15 julūs maimanat manūs Around this is the legend Top: sikka zad bar ruye seem wa zar ze altaf ilāh Right: ta bud raiz ba-haft iqlīm faqat mehr-o-mah Bottom: bad ālamgīr yar ab sikka ash chun teg au Left: bādshāh ganz baksh aurangzeb dīn panah

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4439.	304.1	200 Rupees	1083	15	Zeno	Ref: Num. Chron. Fifth Series, Vol X (1930), R.B. Whitehead: Some notable Coins of the Mughal Emperors of India, part III. pp 208-213, Pl.XIV & XV-1.	Unique

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Shāhjahānābād (dār al-khilāfat) Mint, Silver – Type 2, Full Title on Obverse, Muhayyi Couplet at Top

abū al-ẕafar muhayyi al-dīn muḥammad aurangzeb ‘ālamgīr bahādur bādshāh ghāzī (=		ẓarb dār al-khilāfat shāhjahānābād sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at the seat of the Caliphate, Shāhjahānābād, in the [RY] year of his reign of tranquil prosperity).

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4439m.	297.7	13.8	Rupee	1069	1	KM		RR

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Shāhjahānābād (dār al-khilāfat) Mint, Silver – Type 3, Full Title on Obverse, Muhayyi Couplet at Bottom

abū al-ẕafar muhayyi al-dīn muḥammad ‘ālamgīr bādshāh ghāzī (=		ẓarb dār al-khilāfat shāhjahānābād sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at the seat of the Caliphate, Shāhjahānābād, in the [RY] year of his reign of tranquil prosperity).

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4384.	297.7	13.8	Rupee	1069	1	SA but no AH		RR
AU	√ 4384c.			”	1070	2	Marudhar	See photos for one with 2 over ahad

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Shāhjahānābād (dār al-khilāfat) Mint, Silver – Type 4, Square Area with Full Title

ʹālamgīr bādshāh ghāzī in square abū al-ẕafar muhayyi al-dīn muḥammad aurangzeb bahādur sanah [AH] clockwise from left in margins	ẓarb dār al-khilafat shāhjahānābād in a square. julūs maimanat manūs sanah [RY] clockwise from top in margins (= Struck at the seat of the khalīfat, Shāhjahānābād, in the [RY] year of his reign tranquil prosperity)

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4387.	298.2	13.344	Rupee	1070	1	Zeno		RR
AU	√ 4387c.			”	1071	4	ClassNG

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Shāhjahānābād Mint, Silver – Type 5, 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 dār al-khilāfat shāhjahānābād sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at the seat of the Caliphate, Shāhjahānābād, in the [RY] year of his reign of tranquil prosperity). shāh above right of fat in the mint name and epithet

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4438m.	300.113	13.47	Rupee	1069	1	Rajgor		RR

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Shāhjahānābād (dār al-khilāfat) Mint, Silver – Type 6 badr Couplet

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

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4388.	300.81	13.279	Rupee	1069	1	Marudhar	Mint name and epithet arranged as previous type with shāh above right of fat. RY calculated from Aurangzeb’s first coronation in AH 1068.	RR
AU	√ 4388c.			”	1069	1	Zeno	This date and the following have fat above right of shāh in the mint name and epithet	C
AU	4388e.			”	1069	2
AU	√ 4389.			”	1070	1	SA	RY calculated from Aurangzeb’s second coronation in AH 1069
AU	4389.			”	1070	2
AU	√ 4389c.			”	1070	3	Virasat, SA
AU	√ 4390.			”	1071	3	Zeno
AU	4390c.			”	1071	4
AU	√ 4391.			”	1072	4	Zeno
AU	4391c.			”	1072	5
AU	4392.			”	1073	5
AU	4392c.			”	1073	6
AU	√ 4393.			”	1074	6	Zeno
AU	4393c.			”	1074	7
AU	4394.			”	1075	7
AU	4394c.			”	1075	8
AU	4395.			”	1076	8
AU	4395c.			”	1076	9
AU	4396.			”	1077	9
AU	4396c.			”	1077	10
AU	√ 4397.			”	1078	10
AU	√ 4397c.			”	1078	11	Zeno
AU	4398.			”	1079	11
AU	√ 4398c.			”	1079	12	Zeno
AU	√ 4399.			”	1080	12	Ste
AU	4399c.			”	1080	13
AU	4400.			”	1081	13
AU	4400c.			”	1081	14
AU	√ 4401.			”	1082	14	Marudhar
AU	√ 4401c.			”	1082	15	Zeno
AU	4402.			”	1083	15
AU	4402c.			”	1083	16
AU	4403.			”	1084	16
AU	4403c.			”	1084	17
AU	4404.			”	1085	17
AU	4404c.			”	1085	18
AU	4405.			”	1086	18
AU	4405c.			”	1086	19
AU	4406.			”	1087	19
AU	4406c.			”	1087	20
AU	4407.			”	1088	20
AU	4407c.			”	1088	21
AU	4408.			”	1089	21
AU	4408c.			”	1089	22
AU	4409.			”	1090	22
AU	4409c.			”	1090	23
AU	4410.			”	1091	23
AU	4410c.			”	1091	24
AU	4411.			”	1092	24
AU	4411c.			”	1092	25
AU	√ 4412.			”	1093	25	eBay
AU	4412c.			”	1093	26
AU	√ 4413.			”	1094	26	Ste
AU	√ 4413c.			”	1094	27	Tody
AU	√ 4414.			”	1095	27	Zeno
AU	4414c.			”	1095	28
AU	4416.			”	1096	28
AU	√ 4416b.			”	1096	29	Zeno
AU	√ 4416b3.			”	1097	29	Marudhar
AU	√ 4416c.			”	1097	30	Zeno
AU	√ 4417.			”	1098	30	Zeno
AU	4417c.			”	1098	31
AU	4418.			”	1099	31
AU	√ 4418c.			”	1099	32	eBay
AU	√ 4419.			”	1100	32	Ste
AU	√ 4419c.			”	1100	33	ClassNG
AU	4420.			”	1101	33
AU	√ 4420b.			”	1101	34	Bombay
AU	√ 4420c.			”	1101	17	Zeno	AH & RY do not match. Possibly a rebel issue? Posted on Zeno database by hmk
AU	√ 4421.			”	1102	34	Ste
AU	4421c.			”	1102	35
AU	√ 4422.			”	1103	35	Bald, Bombay
AU	√ 4422c.			”	1103	36	Zeno
AU	√ 4423.			”	1104	36	Virasat
AU	4423c.			”	1104	37
AU	√ 4424.			”	1105	37	Ste
AU	√ 4424c.			”	1105	38	RJ
AU	√ 4425.			”	1106	38	Ste
AU	4425c.			”	1106	39
AU	√ 4426.			”	1107	39	Marudhar
AU	√ 4426c.			”	1107	40	Zeno
AU	√ 4427.			”	1108	40	Ste
AU	√ 4427c.			”	1108	41	Ste
AU	√ 4428.			”	1109	41	Marudhar
AU	4428c.			”	1109	42
AU	√ 4429.			”	1110	42	Marudhar
AU	√ 4429c.			”	1110	43	eBay
AU	4430.			”	1111	43
AU	4430c.			”	1111	44
AU	4431.			”	1112	44
AU	4432.			”	1113	45
AU	√ 4433.			”	1114	46	Ste
AU	√ 4433c.			”	1114	47	Ste
AU	√ 4434.			”	1115	47	Ste
AU	√ 4434c.			”	1115	48	Ste
AU	√ 4435.			”	1116	48	Ste
AU	√ 4435c.			”	1116	49	Zeno
AU	√ 4436.			”	1117	49	Ste
AU	√ 4436c.			”	1117	50	Zeno
AU	√ 4436e.			”	1118	50	Zeno
AU	√ 4437.			”	1118	51	Ste
AU	√ 4438.			”	1119	51	Ste, Tody

Modern fake double rupee produced in the late 1900s

Photo from Zeno 126644, posted by Naeem. Wt = 22.8g.

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Shāhjahānābād Mint, Silver – Type 7, Half Rupee Niṣār

niṣār ʹālamgīr bādshāh ghāzī [RY]	ẓarb dār al-khilafat shāhjahānābād

Actual Weight (g)

5.6-5.8

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	4380x.	306.7	13.397	Half Rupee Niṣār	1070	3			RR
AU	4380x3.			”	1071	4
AU	4380x6.			”	1074	7
AU	4380x9.			”	1076	8
AU	4380x12.			”	1077	10
AU	4380x15.			”	1078	10
AU	√ 4380x18.			”	1078	11	Oswal
AU	4380x21.			”	1079	11
AU	4380x24.			”	1079	12
AU	4380x27.			”	1080	12
AU	4380x30.			”	1082	14
AU	4380x33.			”	1083	1x
AU	√ 4380x36.			”	1084	17	ClassNG
AU	√ 4380x39.			”	1095?	27?	ClassNG	AH & RY dates not clear
AU	√ 4380x42.			”	1096	28	Tody

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Shāhjahānābād Mint, Silver – Type 2, Quarter Rupee Nisar

niṣār ʹālamgīr bādshāh ghāzī [RY]	ẓarb dār al-khilafat shāhjahānābād [AH]

Actual Weight (g)

2.5-2.9

Actual Diameter (mm)

~17-18

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4380w2.	D306.11	13.397	Quarter Rupee Niṣār	1069	1	Zeno	sanah ahad at bottom of obverse	R
AU	4380w.			”	1070	3
AU	4380w3.			”	1071	4
AU	√ 4380w4.			”	1072	5	Ranjan Yadav, Zeno
AU	4380w6.			”	1074	7
AU	4380w9.			”	1076	8
AU	√ 4380w11.			”	1077	9	Oswal
AU	4380w12.			”	1077	10
AU	√ 4380w15.			”	1078	10	SA but no RY, ClassNG
AU	√ 4380w18.			”	1079	11	Marudhar
AU	√ 4380w21.			”	1080	12	Zeno
AU	4380w24.			”	1082	14
AU	4380w27.			”	1083	16
AU	4380w28.			”	1083	16
AU	√ 4380w29.			”	1098	30	SA
AU	4380w30.			”	1102	3x
AU	4380w33.			”	1103	36

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Shāhjahānābād Mint, Silver – Type 9, Eighth Rupee Niṣār

niṣār ʹālamgīr bādshāh ghāzī [RY]	ẓarb dār al-khilafat shāhjahānābād [AH]

Actual Weight (g)

1.1-1.5

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4380u3.	C306.9	13.397	Eighth Rupee Niṣār	1083	xx	SA		RR
AU	√ 4380u6.			”	1084	xx	Zeno
AU	4380u.			”	1089

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Shāhjahānābād Mint, Silver – Type 10, Sixteenth Rupee Niṣār

Actual Weight (g)

0.6-0.7

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	4380s.	B306.8	13.xxx	Sixteenth Rupee Niṣār	xxxx				RR

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Shāhjahānābād Mint, Silver – Type 11, Legal Dirham – Square

dirham shara’ai	ẓarb shāhjahānābād

Actual Weight (g)

~3

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4438s.	307.7	13.xxx	Legal Dirham	xxxx	x	ClassNG		RR

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Shāhjahānābād Mint, Silver – Type 12, Legal Dirham – Round

dirham shara’ai Both AH & RY at bottom of flan	ẓarb shāhjahānābād

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	GR	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4438u6.	308.2	13.376	Legal Dirham	1090	22	Bombay		RR
AU	√ 4438u.			”	1091	23	Bhandare
AU	√ 4438u3.			”	109x	25	Dilip Shah
AU	√ 4438u9.			”	1092?	26	Zeno	AH date not clear. See JONS 150 pp. 18-19 where it was recorded as AH 1093

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Shāhjahānābād Mint, Copper – Type 1 – Heavy Weight Standard

Actual Weight (g)

~20.2-20.81

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	4451.	286.3	Dam	1069	1			S
AU	4451c.		”	1069	2
AU	√ 4451e.		”	1069	2	Bombay
AU	4452.		”	107x	3
AU	4453.		”	1071	4
AU	√ 4453c.		”	1072	5	Zeno
AU	√ 4453e.		”	1073	5	Zeno

Moghul Empire – Aurangzeb – Shāhjahānābād Mint, Copper – Type 2 – Light Weight Standard

	Pice	Half Pice
Actual Weight (g)	12.73-13.52	6.15-7.05
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AU	√ 4441.	285.9	Pice	1073	6	Zeno		S
AU	4441c.		”	1074	6
AU	√ 4441e.		”	1074	7	SA
AU	4442.		”	1075	7
AU	√ 4442c.		”	1075	8	Zeno but AH not clear
AU	4443.		”	1076	8
AU	√ 4444.		”	1076	9	Tody
AU	4444c.		”	1078	10
AU	4445.		”	1079	11
AU	4446.		”	1080	12
AU	√ 4446c.		”	1080	13	Zeno
AU	4447.		”	1081	14
AU	√ 4449.		”	1084	16	Zeno
AU	√ 4449c.		”	1085	17	RJ
AU	4450.	283.3	Half Pice	1074	6