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Mughals : Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver square rupee, Dhaka mint, 10.95g.

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Mughal Empire Start Price:NA Estimated At:150,000.00 - 200,000.00 INR
Mughals : Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver square rupee, Dhaka mint, 10.95g.

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Mughals : Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver square rupee, Dhaka mint, AH 1015, flower mint mark on reverse, Zeno# 141600 (Same coin), 10.95g. Obv: Shahada and t he names of four Caliphs in ornamental calligraphic composition. Rev: In rectangular border, Farsi inscription Badshah J alal al-Din Muhammad Akbar Ghazi with date 1015 in top line; invocation Khallada Allah Ta'ala above and mint-name below.

Unusual bankers marks on all four edges, Extremely fine, Exceedingly rare.

Towards the end of Akbar's reign his trusted general Raja Man Singh of Amber was appointed the governor of Bengal to quell the rebellion of 'Isa Khan, a powerful Bengali Muslim landholder who had been challenging Mughal authority in East Bengal for some while. In the course of his campaign, Man Singh captured Dhaka in 1602 and made it into his base. He lived in Dhaka till early 1605, when he knew of Akbar's last illness and moved back to Agra. Akbar died on 27th October 1605 corresponding to 14 Jumada-II, AH1014. This coin is dated AH1015 which begins almost seven months later, so should be regarded as a posthumous issue in Akbar's name.
The present specimen is the only example illustrated in the Paul Stevens Database.
Provenance: Classical Numismatic Gallery, Auction 15 (2014), Lot no. 108 sold at hammer Rs. 1,10,000.