400 Coins Weighing 11 Grams Each From Mughal Era Found At A Temple At Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh 

by Vaishalee Kalvankar
400 Coins Weighing 11 Grams Each From Mughal Era Found At A Temple At Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh 

Around the globe, there are many discoveries happening! During the construction work at a temple in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, about 400 coins straight from the Mughal era were found. As soon as the police got the information, they reached the spot and took custody of the Mughal era. Each coin weighs about 11 grams. The metal used in making these coins has yet to be confirmed. 

400 Coins Found From Mughal Era In Uttar Pradesh

As soon as the information about 400 coins being found in Uttar Pradesh from the Mughal Era reached the police, they took them into their custody. Sagar Jain, Superintendent of Police, said that these coins were found when some labourers stumbled upon them.

These labourers were digging soil in order to erect a boundary wall at Hussainpur village’s Sati Dham temple in Uttar Pradesh. He informed me that these coins have inscriptions in Arabic and were used during the Mughal period. 

He also mentioned that the archaeological team will soon be examining these coins. The examination will bring out more secrets about them, including the metal used in making them. 

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A Market Price Of ₹3500

According to the Times of India, these coins are more than 350 years old, and the weight of each coin is 11 grams. The monetary value of these coins in today’s market will be somewhere around ₹3500. 

A similar incident had happened earlier in Madhya Pradesh. Several Mughal-era-square shaped coins were found at a construction site in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh. These coins were from the 14th and 15th centuries. 

During this finding, many villagers took away the coins. The coins were made of copper, bronze, and silver. The assessments by the archaeological department mentioned that these were Mughal-era mohurs. 

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