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| Emittent | Mughal Empire |
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| Jahr | 1759-1760 |
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| Gewicht | 11.12 g |
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| Aversschrift | Arabic |
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| Reversbeschreibung | The reverse field displays a bold two-line Persian inscription in Nastaliq script arranged across the coin's surface, identifying the regnal year and mint. The legend reads 'Ahd Surat', denoting the first regnal year (Ahd, i.e. Regnal Year 1) and the Surat mint name. The script is rendered in characteristically fluid, deeply struck strokes with a single dot ornament visible in the lower field. The flan is irregular in shape, consistent with hand-hammered production, and the strike shows slight weakness at the periphery, as is common for this issue. |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
Shah Jahan III's reign lasted roughly three months in 1759 before Mir Qasim and the Marathas had him deposed — making any coinage struck in his name exceptionally rare by simple arithmetic. The Surat mint was one of the few operating under nominal Mughal authority at this point, though effective control of the city was already contested between the Mughal governor and the British East India Company, which had maintained a factory there since 1612.
By 1759, Mughal gold mohurs were being struck more as instruments of political legitimacy than functioning currency. The Surat mint's output under this reign amounts to a footnote measured in months.