Rare AE paisa, temp.Aurangzeb (1658-1707), 1081 AH, Surat, Mughal Empire

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Partial inscription (as always): Saneh [...]/ Mubarak / Falus ("Auspicious coin, year....") // Saneh 1081 / Zarb Surat. Surat mint, dated 1081 AH (1670). 21mm, 13.71 grams. KM 285.11 var (different obverse, naming Aurangzeb); cf. Zeno 5187; Steve Album #195-827.

These coins, usually struck on smaller flans with oversized dies, are anonymous, but are sometimes dated and thus can be attributed to Aurangzeb. Not listed in Krause. Rare, especially with a clear date (only 1115 AH is noted in Krause). 

The later Mughal bronze coinage is very difficult to understand, as there are multiple weight standards and the coins are poorly made and thus difficult to attribute and date. Furthermore, too few coins remain, and their study is thus difficult. These coins of Aurangzeb are inscribed "falus" (which seems to be a Mughal generic name for a copper coin), and they do not fit the "dam" standard. They are usually called a "paisa". This example is in high grade for the type, with the name of the mint clear.


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