INDIA, Mughal Empire. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir. AH 1014-1037 / AD 1605-1627. AR Half Rupee (18mm, 5.62 g, 8h). Zodiac Type (month of Tir), Class A. Ahmadabad mint. Dually dated [AH 1027] and RY 13 (22 June-23 July AD 1618). NGC XF Details, damaged.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 1140. Estimated: $ 20 000

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INDIA, Mughal Empire. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir. AH 1014-1037 / AD 1605-1627. AR Half Rupee (18mm, 5.62 g, 8h). Zodiac Type (month of Tir), Class A. Ahmadabad mint. Dually dated [AH 1027] and RY 13 (22 June-23 July AD 1618). Constellation of Karkata/Kalakang (Cancer the Crab): crab, seen from above; radiate sun behind; stars flanking lower legs; sanat 13 (regnal year 13) in Persian in exergue / zar zewar dar Ahmadabad ruye yaft az Jahangir Shah Akbar Shah; [AH date in exergue]. Liddle Type S-183 (this coin illustrated); BM –; IMC (Wright) –; Hull –; SACPM (KM) –. In NGC encapsulation 6865281-001, graded XF Details, damaged. Small test mark on edge and minor schroff mark on reverse. Of the highest rarity.

Jahangir’s Zodiac coins were struck in both gold and silver, and his half-rupees are the rarest denomination of all. The piece offered here, which is the example illustrated by Liddle, is understood to be only the second Zodiac half-rupee to be offered at public auction in over twenty years.

The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session Four – Lot 984–1341 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 10 January 2024 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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