I need help identifying India: Mughal Empire. Jahangir ?

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SueBeeCoins
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Posted: 20 Apr 2025, 03:40 #
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Wow, I need some help on these please. I can't figure out anything, I know they are are Silver

Coins 1 thru 4  weigh avg 11.4g, diameter 21.2mm

1

2

 

3

 

4

 

Coins 5 thru 8 weigh 11.45g and average 18.5mm to 19mm

5

6

7

8

 

Vic65
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Posted: 21 Apr 2025, 09:56 #
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First 1-4 are Qandahar mint. Jahangir, Ilahi month Bahman, Amardad, Farwardin and 4 is another Bahman, Others are Ahmadabad mint

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ZacUK Numista team
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Posted: 21 Apr 2025, 10:07 #
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 Confusing - with 8 coins numbered 1 to 4 then again 1 to 4 - 

surely 1 to 4 then 5 to 8 - as well as 5 to 6 should be 5 to 8 presumably? 

 

 Even worse now a reply says 1 to 3 but which section? 😐 

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Posted: 21 Apr 2025, 10:10 #
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 If all that is so, then if the second pictures of 5 6 7 are correctly orientated, 

the picture in 8 is upside down compared to those. 

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Vic65
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Posted: 21 Apr 2025, 10:18 #
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The first 3 coin pairs are numbered 1-3 so I used that, I am trying to type in a fast moving coach in Holland and signal is dropping

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SueBeeCoins
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Posted: 21 Apr 2025, 15:13 #
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ZacUK

 If all that is so, then if the second pictures of 5 6 7 are correctly orientated, 

the picture in 8 is upside down compared to those. 

Im Sorry ZacUK

I messed up, I fixed the order. 1 thru 8

and Im sure I got the orientations wrong, as I am so unfamiliar with this language.

apologies

Susie

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Posted: 21 Apr 2025, 15:16 #
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Vic65

First 1-3 are Qandahar mint. Jahangir, Ilahi month Bahman, Amardad, Farwardin. Others are Ahmedabad mint

Thank you Vic65, I will try and work with that and see which ones show up in numista.

I appreciate this help.

kind regards

Susie

Vic65
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Posted: 22 Apr 2025, 11:05 #
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Back home from my trip now and I can add that the other coins are Jahangir's pre accession Rupees as Prince with the name “Salim Shah”. they also bear Ilahi months which were solar months represented by signs of the zodiac. 

 

Malik-al-Mulk Sikka-e-Zad Bar Zar, Salim Shah Sultan, Shah Akbar

(The Lord of the Realm Struck Money of Gold, Salim Shah Sultan, Shah Akbar)
 

 The four I mentioned in my first post above  are Bahman (Aquarius) ,Farwardin (Aries) Amardad (Leo), 4 is another Bahman

  number 5 is Tir, 6 is Farwardin, 7 is Di and 8 is Bahman.

Full sets of Rupees & Mohurs were produced , each with the sign of the zodiac.

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