India - Mughal Empire. MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AR rupee (11.44g), Mandu, AH1026 year 12, KM-149.19, "fath-e dekkan" ("victory over the Deccan") commemorative, with the special couplet that translates as "the coin of the victory over the Deccan, struck at Mandu by the Shah of the Land and the Sea // the emperor of the time, Shah Jahangir, son of Shah Akbar"; wonderful example, without any testmarks, bold strike, NGC graded AU55, RRR. First published in detail by R.B. Whitehead in 1923, this piece remains an extreme rarity and of great historical importance. The AH1026 conquest of Mandu and the Deccan region included the city and fortress of Ahmadnagar, formerly an independent Sultanate, which thereafter became an important Mughal mint for the next 150 years. There are no examples on CoinArchives, but three on Zeno, one in British Museum, and two others without location, all of lower grades than the example in this auction. Please visit Zeno-82520 for further information.
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