Obverse: qiza bar sikka-i-zar kard tasweer - shabeeh-i-hazrat shah jahangir [fate created the image of the venerable king jahangir on this golden coin]. The seated emperor jahangir in the front view, his head turned to the left. In the raised right hand a (wine) goblet. Around the head a halo of rays. The emperor's name and title all around. Reverse: huroof jahangir allahu akbar / zarb 1023 ajmer - sanah 9 yaa muin / za roz-i-azal dar 'adood shud barabar [the words jahangir and god is great are equal until the day of judgement]. In the middle a sun surrounded by four fields of text: on the left the mint name and 1023 ah, on the right the year of his reign 9. Above and below the emperor's name and invocation of god. Literature: s. Lane-poole, the coins of the moghul emperors of hindustan in the british museum (1892) 64 no. 319-321. Further information about the object can be found here: https://ikmk. Smb. Museum/object?id=18248590. Object Type: coin. Date: between 1614 and 1615. Place of creation: Indien / Rajasthan / Ajmer. Dimensions: mass: 10.9 g (0.3 oz). Collection: Münzkabinett Berlin.
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