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1 Rupee - Aurangzeb Ahsanabad mint
| Issuer | Mughal Empire |
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| Year | 1684-1707 |
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| Shape | Round (Weight vary between 11 ~ 11.6 gm) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays a three-line Persian inscription in bold Naskh calligraphy, arranged horizontally within a plain linear border and read conventionally from bottom to top. The legend names the emperor as Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir and employs the poetic epithet comparing his sovereignty to a full, radiant moon illuminating the world. The lettering is deeply struck in high relief, characteristic of Mughal hammered coinage, with the field showing the typical slightly irregular flan surface. A plain raised rim encircles the inscription panel, and minor die-axis irregularities consistent with hand-struck production are visible. |
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| Mintage | 1095 (1684) 28 - - 1096 (1685) 29 - - 1097 (1686) 29 - - 1097 (1686) 30 - - 1098 (1687) 30 - - 1098 (1687) 31 - - 1099 (1688) 31 - - 1099 (1688) 32 - - 1100 (1689) 32 - - 1101 (1690) 33 - - 1101 (1690) 34 - - 1102 (1691) 34 - - 1102 (1691) 35 - - 1103 (1692) 35 - - 1103 (1692) 36 - - 1104 (1693) 36 - - 1106 (1695) 38 - - 1106 (1695) 39 - - 1107 (1696) 39 - - 1108 (1696) 40 - - 1108 (1696) 41 - - 1109 (1697) 41 - - 1110 (1698) 42 - - 1110 (1698) 43 - - 1111 (1699) 43 - - 1111 (1699) 44 - - 1112 (1700) 44 - - 1112 (1700) 45 - - 1113 (1701) - - 1114 (1702) 46 - - 1114 (1702) 47 - - 1115 (1703) 47 - - 1115 (1703) 48 - - 1116 (1704) 48 - - 1116 (1704) 49 - - 1117 (1705) 49 - - 1117 (1705) 50 - - 1118 (1706) 50 - - 1118 (1706) 51 - - 1119 (1707) 42 - - |
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Aurangzeb's Ahsanabad mint operated at Ahmadnagar, a city the emperor had renamed as part of a broader policy of Islamicizing place names across the Deccan following his costly and protracted southern campaigns. The renaming was administrative assertion as much as piety — Aurangzeb spent roughly half his reign encamped in the Deccan, and the regional mints were essential to paying his armies in the field.
KM#300.4 is distinguished from other Aurangzeb rupees by its specific mint epithet. Ahsanabad issues are notably scarcer than those from Surat or Shahjahanabad, reflecting the mint's shorter active period and secondary logistical role.