Akbar, Silver Rupee, 9.64g, Agra Mint, Ilahi Month Ardibihisht, Year 48, with “Rupaya” den

Akbar, Silver Rupee, 9.64g, Agra Mint, Ilahi Month Ardibihisht, Year 48, with “Rupaya” denomination spelled in the legend in Arabic on reverse. Very fine, exceedingly rare. Akbar issued a series of coins from Agra mint dated in Ilahi 47 and 48 which bear denominational terms in the legends. 'Rupaya', 'Darb' and 'Charan' corresponding to one, half and quarter rupee denominations are known. These terms are corroborated by Abu'l Fazal in his descriptive account of Akbar's kingdom and governance, the Ain-i-Akbari. The issues with the denomination 'Rupiya' inscribed are known for Ilahi year 47, mon

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Auction: Auction #81 · Oswal Antiques · 2019-11-16 · Estimate: ₹ 40000 - ₹ 50000

Category: Mughals : Akbar

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