232 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal* [April, 1910. 



77. Rare Mughal Coins. 



ing 



Mughal coins in 



ment Commissioner, Kashmir. 



1. M. JAHlXGIR. 



Mint — Agra. 

 Date— 1019 A. H 





Regnal year — 5. 

 Month — Bahman. 

 Weight— 219 grs. 

 Size— 111. 



Obverse. — In an octagon, each side of which is surmount- 

 ed by a triple arch enclosing arabesques 



aJ| dip ; y^j {Jr ^ t i ^ 



a *j — fy ^3 



Reverse. — In octagon, similarly ornamented 



a Li 



The couplet on this coin is the same as that on the gold 

 oin of the same king and mint described as No. 4 in the 

 catalogue of the collection of the late Mr. C. S. Rodgers in the 



Museum 



months 



the first few months of 1020 mark the high-water mark of 

 beauty in design of Mughal coinage. I know of no duplicate of 

 this particular coin. 



2. JR. JAHANG1R. 



Mint— Tat ta. 

 Date— 1027 A.H. 

 Regnal year — 12. 

 Month — Di. 

 Weight — 174 grs. 

 Size — -75. 



The only peculiarity about this coin is an ornament in the 



peacock just above l«*. on the obverse. For the 



see 



1908 



