Early India Silver Rupee Needs ID | Mughal Empire Shah Jahan

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worldnumis Pillar of the Community United States 731 Posts	Posted 03/05/2012 8:16 pm This silver piece weighs 10.7 grams. I believe it is an Indian rupee, but I don't know who issued it or from what state. It doesn't scan very well, but most of the details are pretty clear. Identified - moved to World Coins forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 03/06/2012 3:00 pm This is a silver rupee of Shahjahan the Mughal ruler. Report this Post to the Staff
worldnumis Pillar of the Community United States 731 Posts	Posted 03/06/2012 9:57 pm Thanks for the attribution. I marked the holder and returned it my India collection. Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 03/07/2012 09:01 am On a closer look, the date is 1057.AH But somehow, the date imprint gives a feel like it being 1097 which is after the reign of Shahjahan. Please take a careful look and confirm. Edited by drnsreedhar 03/07/2012 11:44 am Report this Post to the Staff
worldnumis Pillar of the Community United States 731 Posts	Posted 03/07/2012 12:47 pm I used my 10X glass which didn't help because of the wear in the date area. I had to increase my scan size to 400% and crop the date area, which seems a bit clearer. Maybe you can tell the date better now. Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 03/08/2012 1:05 pm ١٠٥٧ = 1057 ١٠٩٧ = 1097 From the magnified image it seems that the third digit is "9" which should be an error. The coin as such looks genuine and has a pit dug on its obverse that signifies purity test done by some mint master. Such test of purity used to be common those days. And to add, every coin used to bring a depreciation of about 3% every year.People could "remint" the coins they held paying a specified rate as well. Report this Post to the Staff
worldnumis Pillar of the Community United States 731 Posts	Posted 03/08/2012 4:25 pm Is it possible that the third digit is a backward "3" {Arabic 4} over something else. Would that make more sense? Report this Post to the Staff
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