1658-1707 Rare AE paisa, temp.Aurangzeb , 1103/35, Hyderabad, Mughal Empire

Partial inscription (as always): Saneh 35 / Mubarak / Falus ("Auspicious coin") // Saneh 1103 Zarb Haiderabad. Hyderabad mint, dated 1103 AH and regnal year 35 (1692). 23mmx19mm, 13.38 grams. KM 285.3; cf. Zeno 187366; ND 17, A.H. Siddiqui: Aurangzeb's copper coins of Haiderabad mint, p.171-178

These coins, usually struck on smaller flans with oversized dies, are anonymous, but are sometimes dated and thus can be attributed to Aurangzeb. Not listed in Krause. Rare, especially with a clear date.

The later Mughal bronze coinage is very difficult to understand, as there are multiple weight standards and the coins are poorly made and thus difficult to attribute and date. Furthermore, too few coins remain, and their study is thus difficult. These coins of Aurangzeb are inscribed "falus" (which seems to be a Mughal generic name for a copper coin), and they do not fit the "dam" standard. They are usually called a "paisa". This example is in high grade for the type, with the name of the mint clear.

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