Sale: CNG 66, Lot: 1880. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 19 May 2004.  Sold For $4500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA. Mughal Kings. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir. 1605-1628. AV Mohur (10.87 gm). Agra mint. Dated AH 1021, regnal year 7, month Farvadin (April 1612 AD). Titles of Jahangir within twelve-foil frame decorated with heart knots and fleurs / Mint, date, regnal year, and month within double interlaced squares with rosettes. MWI -; KM 176.1; cf. Wright 567 (different month). Choice EF, sharp strike, small punch mark on obverse. Rare. ($2000)

From the William B. Warden Collection.

Jahangir introduced a remarkable variety of magnificent gold mohurs during his reign. The most famous are his zodiac mohurs for presentation at court which, alongside his portrait coins, are unique in Mughal numismatics. Probably the most appealing types are the ornate gold coins of the Agra mint, each marked with the month of their striking, and each with different arabesque scrollwork encircling the legends, a triumph of the art of the calligrapher and the engraver.