- Title
- Mohur of Shah Jahan (r. 1628-1658)
- Date Made
- 1629
- Medium
- Gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 15/16 in. (2.38 cm)
- Accession Number
- M.77.55.12
- Collecting Area
- South and Southeast Asian Art
- Curatorial Notes
A mohur (from Persian: muhr, "stamp" or "seal") is a gold coin equivalent in value to fifteen silver rupees. It was first introduced in India by Sher Shah Suri (r. 1540-1545). This coin (11 grams) was struck at the mint in Surat, Gujarat, in the month of Azar (November-December) in 1629 during the second regnal year of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1628-1658). It is from the Akola gold coin hoard, which was discovered along a riverbank near the city of Akola, Maharashtra in 1974. The coins are thought to have been minted as military pay for the Mughal troops fighting near Golconda but were presumed to have been lost in a storm.
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Obverse: Shihab ed-din Muhammad Shah Jahan badshah ghazi sahib qiran sani
Reverse: Kalima / zarb Surat sanah 2 ilahi mah Azar
