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1 Rupee - Shah Alam Bahadur Sarhind
| Issuer | Mughal Empire (India) |
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| Year | 1707-1711 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents the imperial Persian legend in bold Nasta'liq calligraphic script, arranged across the field in two or three lines within a plain circular border. The inscription reads the royal titles and name of the emperor Shah Alam Bahadur, together with the Hijri regnal year 1122. The hammered flan exhibits an irregular, slightly convex surface characteristic of Mughal hand-struck coinage, with the calligraphic strokes deeply incused and boldly rendered. Small pellet ornaments appear in the field as decorative fillers between the legend lines, a common artistic convention of the Sarhind mint. The overall style is consistent with early eighteenth-century Mughal epigraphic coinage, devoid of figural imagery. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a multi-line Persian legend in Nasta'liq script, occupying the central field within a plain border, recording the auspicious accession formula and the mint name Sarhind together with the regnal year. The phrase 'Julus manus maimana' — denoting the auspicious year of accession — appears prominently, followed by the regnal year numeral and the mint designation 'Zarb Sarhind'. The hammered flan shows the characteristic irregular outline and slightly uneven strike typical of Mughal rupees produced at provincial mints. Pellet embellishments are scattered in the field, consistent with the decorative conventions of this mint and period. The calligraphy is bold and confident, reflecting the established Mughal imperial style of the early eighteenth century. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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