1 Rupee - Akbar Sitpur 963-1014

Weight

11.33 g

Diameter

20.84 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Silver

Shape

Round (irregular)

Edge Type

NA

Technique

Hammered

Front design

Arabic legend "Jalla Jalaluhu Allahu Akbar" within a quarter foil

Back design

Persian legend "zarb Sitpur" with "Elahi 48" at the bottom & month "Mihr" at the top, in an octagonal border

Year of Minting

963-1014

Emperor

Akbar ( 1556-1605 )

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

NA

Inscriptions

NA

Context

The word ‘ darb ’ inscribed on the reverse poses a conundrum: one hand it has been listed by the author of Ain-e-Akbari as an official denomination issued by the royal mint during the reign of Akbar. The text explicitly lists ‘darb’ as being an official silver coin that is half a ‘Jalalah’ which in turn is described as a square silver rupee.  However, the word is found inscribed on silver rupees issued from the mint of Sitpur, for the Ilahi years 48-49 (1011-12 CE). Another explanation of the word can be arrived at, by considering the meaning of the word ‘darb’ in Farsi / Persian which was the official court language of the Moghuls. In Farsi the word ‘darb’ has the additional meaning of a ‘port’ (for ships), in which case the word ‘darb’ can considered as an epithet of the mint name: port of Sitpur, similar to the usage of the word ‘bandar’ to designate a port town / city.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

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