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1 Rupee - Alamgir II Shahjahanabad mint
| Issuer | Mughal Empire |
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| Year | 1756-1760 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1540-1842) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the characteristic Mughal 'taban' (radiant) couplet inscribed in flowing Nasta'liq script across the field, arranged in two registers separated by a horizontal line. The legend proclaims the regnal titles of the emperor: 'Azizuddin Alamgir, Badshah Ghazi,' with the poetic verse comparing the coin to the brilliance of the sun and moon. The inscription fills the entire flan in the typical late Mughal epigraphic style, with no figural imagery. The calligraphy is characteristic of mid-18th century Mughal die engraving. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a two-line Nasta'liq inscription arranged in parallel registers across the flan, naming the mint city as 'Dar-ul-Khilafat Shahjahanabad,' the imperial epithet for Delhi. The regnal year (RY) and the AH date are struck below or alongside the mint name, following standard Mughal rupee practice. The field is fully occupied by calligraphic legend with no subsidiary decorative elements, consistent with hammered coinage of the Alamgir II period. The die work reflects the late Mughal tradition of epigraphic silver coinage. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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