Lot 198

Mughal, Aurangzeb (AH 1068-1118, 1658-1707 AD), Gold Mohur, 10.92 gms, 20.98 mm, Islamabad (Mathura) Mint (fully visible at bottom on rev), Mihr-e-Munir couplet, AH 1107, RY 39, During the reign of Aurangzeb (1658–1707), Islamabad (Mathura) (modern Mathura) was an important Mughal administrative headquarters and mint town in the Agra province. Situated on the Yamuna River along the Agra–Delhi route, it was a key center for trade, administration, and military control. The city is particularly notable for Aurangzeb's religious policies, he constructructed the Shahi Eidgah Mosque . It also played a strategic role in suppressing the Jat rebellions in the Braj region, KM # 315.21, multiple test marks on the edge overall very fine, very rare.