Mughal ; Nooruddin Jahangir ; (AH 1014-1037 ; 1605-1627 AD) ; Mint ; Ahmedabad ; ‘Aries’ sign ; Extremely RARE Zodiac Silver Rupee ;

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Mughal ; Nooruddin Jahangir ; (AH 1014-1037 ; 1605-1627 AD) ; Mint ; Ahmedabad ; ‘Aries’ sign ; Extremely RARE Zodiac Silver Rupee ;
Obv: A Ram emerging from the sun facing left, Rev: Zarb Ahmedabad Jahangir Badshah Akbar Badshah (the coin of Ahmadabad Jahangir Shah son of Akbar the Shah of Shahs gave adornment),
Note : The idea for the zodiacal coinage a classic mughal rarity, in both gold and silver, was also conceived by Jahangir, and he records in his memoir Tuzuk-e Jahangiri. Jahangir devote almost time and attention to artistic pursuits, including the design of his coinage. As a result the gold and silver coins struck in Jahangir?s reign are among the most beautiful in the history of Mughal?s Coinage. Farwardin was first month when the sun was in Aries, KM # 150.2,Among his innovative coinage, the most controversial yet unique ones were the Zodiac coins. The ?Tuzuk-e-Jahangiri? mentions that Jahangir ordered for star constellation figures to replace the inscriptions detailing the month of issue, present on the reverse of the coin. He issued gold and silver coins with all twelve Zodiac signs on the reverse. The original ?Tuzuk-e-Jahangiri? contains illustrations of the twelve coin designs. Not only were these coin designs completely original, they also went against the Islamic orthodoxy.
It was the ?Zodiac? and ?Portrait? coins that gave Jahangir?s coins their ?scandalous? reputation because Islamic societies follow aniconism- the absence of imagery of sentient beings in art. However, Shah Jahan, a devout, considered the iconography improper and discontinued these series of Jahangir during his reign.
This coin showcases ?Aries? zodiac sign, minted in Jahangir?s name in Ahmedabad. The first Zodiac coins were struck in Ahmedabad.