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1 Mohur - Aurangzeb Patna mint
| Issuer | Mughal Empire |
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| Year | 1660 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1540-1842) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse lettering | ضرب پٹنه |
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Aurangzeb's gold mohurs from Patna are closely tied to the political geography of Bengal and Bihar — Patna was a provincial capital of considerable commercial weight, sitting on the Ganges trade routes that funneled goods between Bengal and the interior. Aurangzeb seized the Mughal throne from his father Shah Jahan in 1658 after a brutal war of succession against his brothers, and the coinage issued in the years immediately following reflects the new emperor asserting dynastic legitimacy across the empire's mints.
KM#314.2 distinguishes the Patna issue from other mohurs of the type by mint name. The 1070 AH date corresponds to 1659–1660 CE.