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Jahangir Ahmadabad Mint, Silver Zodiac Rupee, 'Leo' Sign.

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:50,000.00 INR Estimated At:50,000.00 - 60,000.00 INR
Jahangir Ahmadabad Mint, Silver Zodiac Rupee, 'Leo' Sign.
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Jahangir (AH 1014-1037/1605-1627 AD), Ahmadabad Mint, Silver Zodiac Rupee, 'Leo' Sign, Corresponding to Ilahi month Amardad (Leo), 13 RY, "Zar Ahmadabad" Couplet, Obv: lion emerging from the sun with the regnal year 13 at the bottom, Rev: Persian legend "zar Ahmedabad ra dad zewar, Shah Jahangir Shahenshah Akbar", 10.73g, 20.73mm, (KM # 150.11), about very fine, Extremely Rare.

Note: It is important to note that "Leo" was a very special sign for Jahangir because it was his birth sign according to Iranian astrology. As the sign of Leo was considered to be the domicile of Jupiter, the planet associated with kingship, the lion and sun were also part of the Mughal emblem.