Aurangzeb Alamgir (AH 1068-1118 /1658-1707 AD), Poonamalai (Punamali) Mint, Silver Rupee, AH 111x /45 RY, “Badr Munir” Couplet, Obv: Persian legend “sikka zad dar jahan chu badr munir, Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir” with 111x Hijri year, Rev: Persian legend “sana 45 julus” & “zarb Poonamalai” partly visible at the bottom, 11.30g, 21.25mm, (KM # 300.73), test marks, about very fine, Very Rare.

Note: Poonamali or Punamali has often been identified with ‘Poonamallee or Poovirundhavalli, which is a suburb located about 13 miles from Chennai & has an old fort now in ruins. But it is also the name of the fortress at Tiruchirappalli & it is difficult to ascertain which of these two places these coins were struck at.

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