India, Akbar, rupee, 988 [=1580], Lahore.
Also known as: India, Akbar, roepie, 988 [-1580], Lahore.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1580
Silver square coin. Obverse: within a raised square, inscription in Arabic characters in three lines: first part of the Kalima [=profession of faith]. In the corners outside the square, inscriptions: names of the four successors of Muhammad. Reverse: inscription in Arabic characters in four lines with, among others, mint mark: Lahore. Between the first and second lines, date: 988. This specimen could also be a copy of said rupee, used as a temple token. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3818; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 2.1 cm x width 2.1 cm x weight 10.86 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- length 2.1 cm x width 2.1 cm x weight 10.86 g
Design
- Obverse
- within a raised square, inscription in Arabic characters in three lines: first part of the Kalima [=profession of faith]. In the corners outside the square, inscriptions: names of the four successors of Muhammad.
- Reverse
- inscription in Arabic characters in four lines with, among others, mint mark: Lahore. Between the first and second lines, date: 988. This specimen could also be a copy of said rupee, used as a temple token.
Identification
- Original title
- India, Akbar, roepie, 988 [-1580], Lahore.
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-3818
- Museum classification
- coin
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