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1/2 Paisa - Aurangzeb Alamgir
| Issuer | Mughal Empire |
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| Year | 1658-1707 |
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| Value | 1/2 Paisa (1⁄128) |
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| Obverse description | Irregularly shaped hammered copper flan bearing a partially legible Arabic legend in the field, struck in the characteristic Mughal style with bold but unevenly distributed relief. The inscription, referencing the emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir, is arranged across the square flan in multiple lines of Naskh-style Arabic script. The surface displays significant patination with areas of green cuprite corrosion consistent with extended burial or circulation. Die alignment and strike quality are typical of provincial Mughal copper issues, with portions of the legend weak or off-flan due to the irregular planchet. The overall design is aniconic, conforming to Islamic numismatic tradition. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a similarly hammered, irregularly squared flan with a multi-line Arabic legend occupying the central field, arranged in the typical Mughal copper coinage format. The inscription is partially legible, with lines of Naskh script visible across the face, likely recording the mint name, regnal year, or additional imperial titulature as was customary for Aurangzeb's copper issues. Heavy wear and green patination obscure portions of the legend, consistent with heavy circulation. The flan edges are rough and uneven, a hallmark of hand-hammered Mughal base-metal coinage. No decorative border or inner square is discernible on this example. |
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| Mintage | ND (1658-1707) |
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