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Moghul Empire – Shāh Jahān – Bairāta Mint, Copper

	Dam	Half Dam	Eighth Dam
Actual Weight (g)	~20	~10	~2-2.5
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
JS	2213.	206.2	Dam	1031
JS	2213e.		”	1037
JS	2214.		”	1038	2
JS	√ 2215.		”	1039		SA	Ref: Album (2006), list 219, lot 51202
JS	2215c.		”	1040
JS	2216.		”	1042
JS	2217.		”	1044
JS	2218.		”	1045
JS	2218e.		”	1047
JS	2219.		”	1048
JS	2219c.		”	1065	29		Album (2006), list 218, lot 51201
JS	2219e.	204.3	Half Dam	1048
JS	2220.	200.2	Eighth Dam (damri)	1045
JS	2221.		”		7

Photo from Abhishek Chatterjee who wrote: Shah Jahan dam, 20 gms, Bairata mint, 1038Ah/Ahd..
The falus Shah Jahani type is the scarcer variety of this otherwise common mint. The commoner 'Sahib Qiran' type is found abundantly. Incidently, I have found that Falus Shah Jahani type in Bairata is found only for 1037Ah/Ahd and 1038Ah/Ahd. From 1038Ah/ry2 onwards the sahib qiran type is seen except for 1065Ah/ry28 and 1065Ah/Ry29(these 2 dates have decorated and large flans).

From Abhishek Chatterjee who wrote: Shah Jahan, Dam and 1/8 dam i.e damri (20gms and 2.54gms.) Bairata mint.. Shah Jahani type.. The Shah Jahani type is scarcer than the sahib qiran type among the dams.The damri should be ex-rare as it is not mentioned in any museum catalogues, auction catalogues or book. This is the first time that I have come across one.