Shâh Jahân, 1037-1068 H./1628-1658 AD.

Gold Nazarana Mohur 1047 H./ regnal year 11, Akbarabad. 10,83g. KM -; Corpus of Mughal Coins GR 10.108.

Extremely rare. Good very fine.

Provenance: Dr. Busso Peus 395 (7 May 2008), lot 883.

Nazarana coins were special prestige striking, intended as presentation pieces. They are distinguished from the circulation strikes by their full broad flans and careful striking. According to Nilesh Gada and Dr. Dilip Rajgor in their Corpus of Mughal Coins of India, this extremely rare Nazanara Mohur was struck to celebrate the birth of the Princess Zeb-un-Nissa (15 February 1638). She was the first child of the Prince Aurangzeb and the first grandchild of Shâh Jahân.