1 Dam - Akbar 1013-1014 (1604-1605)

Weight

20.5 g

Diameter

18 mm

Thickness

9 mm

Material

NA

Shape

Round (irregular)

Edge Type

Plain (irregular)

Technique

Hammered

Front design

Tanka Akbar Shahi on top, mint symbol at the bottom, a divider line in between. The symbol of Gorakhpur mint is a six pointed star

Back design

Ilahi year at top and month at the bottom

Year of Minting

1013-1014 (1604-1605)

Emperor

Akbar (1556-1605)

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

NA

Inscriptions

Obverse: دار الخلافت ناصر الدین

Context

Note: Weight varies 19.4 - 20.7 grams. Some other catalog sources: Catalogue of Coins in the Panjab Museum, Lahore. Vol.II. Coins of the Mughal Emperors by R.B. Whitehead (Plate IV - 740) Ed. 1914 - page 562. A catalogue of Coins In The Provincial Museum Lucknow. Coins of Mughal Emperors. Vol I - page 71 Some other sources attribute this coin do Lidel Catalog #C36 Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 270 kilometres east of the state capital Lucknow, and about 100 km from the Nepal border. THE ILAHI ERA: In his 29th regnal year Akbar determined to use a regnal era based on solar years in his administration, instead of the Hejira (AH, Anno Hijri,or Era of the Hegira based on lunar years). The new dating system appeared on the coins the same year, and continued until Akbar’s death in Year 50. Mints gradually changed their usage from AH to Ilahi, although some did not convert. During the Ilahi period, many of the mints included the Persian month names as well as year of issue. Use of Ilahi dates continued into the reign of Shah Jahan. This coin was minted in Ilahi years 50 and 51 at the death of Akbar. Synchronization of Ilahi, Hejira and AD Eras for this coin: Ilahi Hejira AD Ilahi 50 1013/14 1605/6 Ilahi 51 1014/15 1606/7 Several examples of this coin: This last picture is a rare variant, with a 'Heart shaped' symbol instead of the usual 'Six petal Flower'

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

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