Constellation of Nēmasp/Dhanus
Sagittarius the Archer

436, Lot: 820. Estimate $500. Sold for $2000. 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 (22.5mm, 10.89 g, 6h). Zodiac Type, Class D. Agra mint. Dually dated [Azar] AH 1033 and RY 19 (23 November-21 December AD 1623). Constellation of Nēmasp/Dhanus (Sagittarius the Archer): centaur left, head right, drawing bow with arrow; radiate sun behind / Persian couplet citing mint, Jahangir Shah, and Akbar Shah; to left, AH date above RY date. Cf. Liddle Type G-107; BM –; cf. Wright 581; cf. Hull 1461; cf. KM 180.17 (refs for type). Good VF, lightly toned.