INDIA, Mughal Empire. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir, 1658-1707. Rupee (Silver, 23 mm, 11.57 g, 10 h), Ahmadnagar, AH 1096, RY 28 = AD 1684/5. Within a circle, the couplet ‘sekke zad dar jahān cho badr-e monir / shāh Aurangzēb-e ālamgir’ (‘Struck coins through the world like the shining moon, Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir’ in Persian); between the lines, ‘28’ (in Persian). Rev. Within a circle, ‘zarb-e Ahmadanagar sane-ye 1096 jolus-e meymanat maʾnus’ (‘Struck in Ahmadanagar, in the year 1096 of the prosperous reign’ in Persian). KM 300.3. Traces of overstriking, otherwise, good extremely fine.


On this coin, the placement of the date and regnal year deviates from the standard arrangement.