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| Start Price 60000 | Estimated Price 60000-80000 |
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| Quick Description | ||||
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| Denomination | Rupee 1/2 | Mint | Kabul | |
| Metal | Silver | Year (AH/VS/SE/AM) | AH 1014 | |
| RY (Ruling Year) | 1 | |||
| Full Description: Jahangir (AH 1014-1037/1605-1627 AD), Kabul Mint, Silver ½ Rupee (Sultani), AH 1014/ Sana 1 RY, Obv: Arabic legend The Kalima Shahada at the top in two lines, "zarb Kabul" with Hijri year 1014 completely visible, within a dotted border, Rev: Persian legend “Noor ud din Muhammad Jahangir Badshah Ghazi” and sana 1, at the bottom within a dotted border, 6.7g, 18.84mm (KM # 139.1), about extremely fine, Extremely Rare. Note: A fascinating aspect of Jahangir's reign was his experimentation with coins. In addition to their high quality, weight standards, and intricate designs, coins from his period are known in a variety of denominations with interesting names. For heavyweight silver half rupees of high purity, the Sultani denomination was used. The Tuzuk-e-Jahangiri records the following names for fractional denominations; Gold coins of half tola as 'Nurani', meaning 'the light' and quarter tola as 'Riwazi'. The silver coins (sikkas) of 10 tola were named 'Kaukab-i-bakht', meaning 'star of good luck', 5 tola as 'Kaukab-i-sa'd' meaning 'star of auspiciousness', 1 tola as 'Jahangiri', and 'Half Jahangiri as Sultani' meaning 'The Royal'.
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