Constellation of Gazdum/Vrishchika
Scorpio the Scorpion

436, Lot: 817. Estimate $500. Sold for $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir. AH 1014-1037 / AD 1605-1627. AV Mohur (23mm, 10.89 g, 3h). Zodiac Type, Class D. Agra mint. Dually dated [Aban] AH 1033 and RY 18 (24 October-22 November AD 1622). Constellation of Gazdum/Vrishchika (Scorpio the Scorpion): scorpion left; radiate sun behind / Persian couplet citing mint, Jahangir Shah, and Akbar Shah; to left, AH date above RY date. Cf. Liddle Type G-104; BM 380; Wright –; cf. Hull 1460; cf. KM 180.15 (refs for type). EF, lightly toned. Overstruck on an uncertain mohur.