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1 Rupee - Shah Alam Bahadur Khambayat Mint
| Issuer | Mughal Empire |
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| Year | 1708 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver flan bearing a two-line Persian-Arabic legend in bold Naskh script, arranged within a central band framed by decorative dotted borders above and below. The upper register reads 'Badshah Ghazi' and the lower register 'Shah Alam Bahadur', constituting the full royal titulature of the emperor. The field surrounding the legend band displays further calligraphic elements at the periphery, characteristic of late Mughal epigraphic coinage. The coin's irregular flan edges and slightly uneven strike are consistent with hand-hammered production technique. No figural imagery is present, in accordance with Islamic numismatic tradition. |
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| Reverse description | Hammered silver flan featuring a two-line Persian-Arabic legend in Naskh script, arranged within a horizontal cartouche framed by dotted border lines. The upper register contains the regnal year formula 'Jalus Maimanat Manus' (auspicious accession), while the lower register records the mint name 'Zarb Khambayat' (struck at Khambayat), identifying the place of issue. The regnal year appears in the upper portion of the field. Peripheral calligraphic elements and dotted ornaments fill the remaining field, consistent with standard Mughal rupee typology of the early eighteenth century. The overall strike reflects the characteristic irregularity of hammered coinage from this period. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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