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1 Mohur - Jahangir Cancer - Agra mint
| Issuer | Mughal Empire |
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| Year | 1618-1624 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1540-1842) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a naturalistically rendered crab in high relief, occupying the majority of the field, with detailed claws, legs, and carapace clearly articulated. Behind the crab, a radiate sun rises with stylized triangular rays fanning outward in a bold, decorative arrangement. The coin is bordered by a continuous beaded or granulated rim encircling the entire design. The overall composition reflects the distinctive zodiacal imagery commissioned by Emperor Jahangir for his celebrated 'Zodiac' or 'Nur Afshan' series, with Cancer (the crab) representing the solar month during which the coin was struck. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a multi-line Persian inscription in bold Naskh-style Arabic script, arranged in three or four registers across the field, divided by horizontal ruled lines. The legend records the imperial titulature and mint information referencing Jahangir Shah and the Agra mint, along with the regnal year. A beaded border matching the obverse frames the entire inscription. The lettering is deeply struck and characteristically vigorous, typical of Mughal hammered gold coinage of the early seventeenth century. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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