Mughal Empire, AR rupee, Aurangzeb Alamgir, 1108AH

Medieval India. Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir (1068-1118AH / 1658-1707AD)

AR rupee (11.34 g)

Dar al-Sultanat Lahore mint

Dually dated 1108AH, regnal year 40

OBVERSE: Persian couplet citing name and titles of Aurangzeb, date to right

REVERSE: Mint and regnal year formula 

Aurangzeb Alamgir was the sixth Mughal emperor and the last of the empire’s great rulers. Under his reign the Mughal Empire reached its greatest territorial extent, stretching across nearly the entire Indian subcontinent

His coinage is renowned for its elegant Persian calligraphy, precise mint inscriptions, and exceptional consistency, making it one of the most recognizable and widely collected series of Islamic Indian numismatics

VF. SCARCE

References: Z-273857 (similar coin)

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