MUGHAL: Aurangzeb, 1658-1707, AV ¼ mohur nisar (2.73g), Bijapur, year 50, KM-309, with the mint epithet dar al-zafar, PCGS graded MS62, RRRR. Gold nisar largesse coins of Aurangzeb are exceedingly rare. Only a half mohur of Shahjahanabad is listed in the Standard Catalog of World Coins (KM-A307.1), and none are recorded on CoinArchives (there is just one gold nisar on CoinArchives, but of Shah Jahan I). The obverse legend, although partly off flan, is the standard nisar legend of Aurangzeb: " alamgir padshah ghazi", without his royal title "aurangzeb", with regnal year and mint name on the reverse, and with mint epithet on this piece. The Standard Catalog of World Coins lists a quarter mohur, only for the mint of Bijapur (KM-309.1), but listed as a standard mohur type, not as a nisar, thus presumably with the standard full royal legend on the obverse. The only quarter mohur recorded on CoinArchives also bears the traditional full royal obverse legend, thus not a nisar piece (Burhanpur mint, AH1090 year 23). It seems that this piece is unique. This is surely an opportunity to acquire one of the greatest rarities of the reign of Aurangzeb, a fighting chance that may not again be available for many decades! The mint is incorrectly cited on the slab as Akbarabad, and without the term "nisar."
