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Moghul Empire – Muḥammad Shāh, Shāhjahānābād (dār al-khilāfat) Mint – Gold – Type 1, Nazarana

sahib qiran

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Metal

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MS 963	√ 7400m.	B440.1	Nazarana Mohur	1139	8	Zeno		RR
MS 963D	√ 7400m3.		”	1142	11	Bald
MS 963M	√ 7400m12.		”	1156	26	Tody
MS 963P	7400m15.		”	1158	27
MS 963R	7400m18.		”	1160	29

Moghul Empire – Muḥammad Shāh, Shāhjahānābād (dār al-khilāfat) Mint – Gold – Type 2

sikka mubārak bādshāh ghāzī muḥammad shāh (= the auspicious coin of the victorious Emperor Muḥammad Shāh).

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Metal

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MS 964	√ 7400.	438.22	Mohur	1131	1	Tody		RR
MS 964C	√ 7400c.		”	1132	1	Zeno

Moghul Empire – Muḥammad Shāh, Shāhjahānābād (dār al-khilāfat) Mint – Gold – Type 3

Position of AH date varies. There seems to be two series: one with date AH top right on obverse and the other with AH date to the right of the centre line.

sahib qiran	ẓarb dār al-khilāfat shāhjahānābād sanah [RY] maimanat mānūs.

	Mohur	Half Mohur	Quarter Mohur
Actual Weight (g)	10.78-10.89	5.46	~2.7
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MS 965	√ 7403.	439.4	Mohur	1133	2	SA
MS 965C	√ 7403c.		”	1133	3	Zeno
MS 966	7404.		”	1134	3
MS 966C	√ 7404c.		”	1134	4	Tody
MS 967	√ 7405.		”	1135	5	Sov, Zeno
MS 968	√ 7406.		”	1136	6	SA, Oswal
MS 969	√ 7407.		”	xxxx	7	SA
MS 970	√ 7408.		”	1139	8	SA, Stacks
MS 971	√ 7409.		”	1139	9	Zeno
MS 972	√ 7410.		”	1140	9	Bald
MS 972C	√ 7410c.		”	1140	10	Stacks, SA
MS 973	√ 7411.		”	11xx	11	Tody
MS 974	√ 7412.		”	11xx	12	Tody
MS 975	√ 7413.		”	1143	13	Spink but no AH, Zeno
MS 976	√ 7414.		”	1144	14	Sov but AH not clear
MS 977	√ 7415.		”	11xx	15	SA
MS 978	√ 7416.		”	114x	16	Tody
MS 979	√ 7417.		”	1147	17	Tody, ClassNG
MS 980	√ 7418.		”	1148	18	Tody, Oswal
MS 981	√ 7419.		”	1149	19	Tody, Oswal
MS 982	√ 7420.		”	11xx	20	Bombay
MS 983	√ 7421.		”	1151	21	Tody, Bald
MS 984	√ 7422.		”	1152	22	Ste, Spink
MS 985	√ 7422c.		”	1153	22	Ste
MS 985C	7422e.		”	1153	23
MS 986	√ 7423.		”	115x	23	Bald
MS 986C	√ 7423b.		”	115x	24	Tody
MS 986E	√ 7423c.		”	115x	25	Bombay
MS 987	√ 7424.		”	115x	26	Tody
MS 987C	√ 7424c.		”	115x	27	Oswal
MS 988	√ 7425.		”	115x	29	Tody
MS 989	√ 7426.		”		30	Oswal
MS 992	√ 7426c.	437A	Half Mohur		12	Ste, SA, Bald		RRR
MS 995	√ 7426e.		Quarter Mohur			Zeno	Ref: Zeno database. Posted by Lingen	RRR

Moghul Empire – Muḥammad Shāh, Shāhjahānābād (dār al-khilāfat) Mint – Silver – Type 1, Nazarana

These coins are described as nazarana. I’m not sure if this is the correct term but they are all struck on much broader flans than other examples shown below.

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Actual Weight (g)

~11.3-11.4

Actual Diameter (mm)

~26-27

Metal

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MS 998	√ 7428c.	B438.2	Nazarana Rupee	1135	5	Tody, SA		RR
MS 998C	√ 7428e.		”	1136	5	SA
MS 998E	√ 7428g.		”	1136	6	Zeno, Bhushan Bharat Dalvi
MS 998G	√ 7428i.		”	1137	7	Tody, Bombay
MS 998J	√ 7428k.		”	1143	13	Tody, SA
MS 998L	√ 7428m.		”	1158	27		Recorded from KM

Moghul Empire – Muḥammad Shāh, Shāhjahānābād (dār al-khilāfat) Mint – Silver – Type 2

sikka mubārak bādshāh ghāzī muḥammad shāh (= the auspicious coin of the victorious Emperor Muḥammad Shāh).

Actual Weight (g)

~11.3-11.4

Actual Diameter (mm)

~22-23

Metal

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MS 1000	√ 7427.	436.56	Rupee	1131	1	Ste, SA, Virasat		S
MS 1001	7427c.	-	”	1132	1
MS 1002	7427e.	-	”	1132	2
MS 1003	√ 7428.		”	1133	2	Ste but no AH

Moghul Empire – Muḥammad Shāh, Shāhjahānābād (dār al-khilāfat) Mint – Silver – Type 2

As with the mohur, the position of AH date varies. There seems to be two series: one with date AH top right on obverse and the other with AH date to the right of the centre line.

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	Rupee	Half Rupee	Quarter Rupee	Eighth Rupee
Actual Weight (g)	11.09-11.47	5.61	2.17-2.62	1.3-1.4
Actual Diameter (mm)	20.7-25.1
Composition	Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MS 1004	√ 7429b.	437.4	Rupee	1133	2	RJ		C
MS 1005	√ 7429c.		”	1133	3	Ste
MS 1006	√ 7430.		”	1134	3	Ste, RJ
MS 1007	√ 7430c.		”	1134	4	Ste
MS 1008	√ 7431.		”	1135	4	Ste, Tody
MS 1009	√ 7431c.		”	1135	5	Ste, Zeno
MS 1010	√ 7432.		”	1136	6	Ste, RJ
MS 1011	√ 7433.		”	1137	7	Ste, Bombay
MS 1011C	√ 7433c.		”	1138	7	Tody
MS 1012	√ 7434.		”	1138	8	Ste, SA
MS 1013	√ 7435.		”	1139	9	Ste, Oswal
MS 1014	√ 7435c.		”	1140	9	Bombay, Zeno
MS 1015	√ 7436.		”	1140	10	Ste, Tody
MS 1015C	√ 7436c.		”	1141	10	RJ
MS 1016	√ 7437.		”	1141	11	Ste, RJ
MS 1017	7438.		”	1142	12
MS 1018	√ 7439.		”	1143	13	Ste, Oswal
MS 1018C	√ 7439c.		”	1144	13	SA
MS 1019	√ 7440.		”	1144	14	RJ
MS 1019C	√ 7440c.		”	1145	14	RJ
MS 1020	√ 7441.		”	1145	15	Ste, RJ
MS 1021	√ 7441c.		”	1146	15	Ste
MS 1022	√ 7442.		”	1146	16	RJ, Zeno
MS 1023	√ 7443.		”	1147	17	Ste
MS 1023C	√ 7443c.		”	1148	17	Zeno, RJ
MS 1024	√ 7444.		”	1148	18	Oswal, RJ
MS 1024C	√ 7444c.		”	1149	18	Bombay
MS 1025	√ 7445.		”	1149	19	Ste, RJ
MS 1026	√ 7445c.		”	1150	19	Ste
MS 1027	√ 7446.		”	1150	20	Ste, Zeno
MS 1027C	√ 7446c.		”	1151	20	Zeno
MS 1028	√ 7447.		”	1151	21	Ste, Zeno, RJ
MS 1028C	√ 7447c.		”	1152	21	Zeno
MS 1029	√ 7448.		”	1152	22	Ste, SA
MS 1029C	√ 7448c.		”	1153	22	Zeno
MS 1030	√ 7449.		”	1153	23	Ste, RJ from Bombay
MS 1030C	√ 7449c.		”	1154	23	Tody
MS 1031	√ 7450.		”	1154	24	Oswal
MS 1031C	√ 7450c.		”	1155	24	RJ
MS 1032	√ 7451.		”	1155	25	Ste
MS 1033	√ 7452.		”	1156	26	Ste
MS 1033C	√ 7452c.		”	1157	26	RJ
MS 1034	√ 7453.		”	1157	27	Ste, Zeno, SA
MS 1034C	√ 7453c.		”	1157	27	Ste, Zeno, SA
MS 1035	√ 7454.		”	1158	28	Bald, RJ
MS 1036	√ 7455.		”	1159	29	RJ from Tody
MS 1037	√ 7455c.		”	1160	29	RJ from Tody
MS 1038	7456.		”	1160	30
MS 1039	√ 7457.		”	1161	31	Bald, Zeno
MS 1040	√ 7457b.	A434.1	Half Rupee	11xx	23	SA via RJ		RR
MS 1045	√ 7457e.	432.1	Quarter Rupee	xxxx	8	Tody via RJ		RR
MS 1046	√ 7457c.		”	114x	14	Ste
MS 1046C	√ 7457g.		”	xxxx	16	Tody
MS 1047	7458.		”	xxxx	24
MS 1048	√ 7458c.		”	xxxx	26	SA via RJ
MS 1048C	√ 7458h.		”	xxxx	29	Oswal
MS 1049	√ 7457m.	-	”	113x	7	Tody
MS 1049E	√ 7457m3.		”	xxxx	19	Tody
MS 1049J	√ 7457m6.		”	xxxx	25	Bombay

Moghul Empire – Muḥammad Shāh, Shāhjahānābād (dār al-khilafat)Mint – Copper – Type 1

Couplet legend.

	dār al-khilafat shāhjahānābād

Actual Weight (g)

11.51

Actual Diameter (mm)

Metal

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MS 1050	√ 7458m.		Pice	xxxx	xx	Ste		RR

Moghul Empire – Muḥammad Shāh, Shāhjahānābād Mint – Copper – Type 2

	ẓarb shāhjahānābād [RY] No mint epithet

Actual Weight (g)

~13.4

Actual Diameter (mm)

Metal

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MS 1055	√ 7458s.	430.8?	Pice	1159	29	Zeno		RR