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1 Mohur - Jahangir Taurus - Agra mint
| Issuer | Mughal Empire |
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| Year | 1621-1623 |
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| Weight | 10.78 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a multi-line Persian inscription in bold Naskh/Nastaliq calligraphy, arranged in three registers separated by decorative floral dividing lines. The legend names Emperor Jahangir, his father Akbar Shah, and the Agra mint, with regnal year notations integrated into the text. Leaf and tendril ornaments fill the lower field and the spaces between the inscription bands, reflecting the refined decorative sensibility of the Mughal atelier. The calligraphy is deeply struck and confident, covering nearly the entire flan within a plain border. |
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| Reverse lettering | زر زیور در آگره روی یافت از جهانگیر شاه اکبر شاه |
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Part of Jahangir's celebrated zodiac mohur series, issued between his regnal years 6 and 12, these coins replaced the conventional imperial portrait with signs of the zodiac — a deliberate break from orthodox Islamic convention that drew sharp criticism from the clerical establishment. Taurus pieces from Agra are among the more frequently encountered in the series, but surviving examples in collectible condition remain genuinely scarce given the small production windows assigned to each sign.
Jahangir documented his own coinage obsessively in the Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri, noting his personal involvement in the designs. That vanity is the reason this series exists at all.