INDIA, Mughal Empire. Jalal al-Din Muhammad Akbar. AH 963-1014/AD 1556-1605. AV Mohur (24.5mm, 10.87 g, 6h). Bhakkar mint. Dated AH 984 (AD 1576/7). Near EF.

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INDIA, Mughal Empire. Jalal al-Din Muhammad Akbar. AH 963-1014/AD 1556-1605. AV Mohur (24.5mm, 10.87 g, 6h). Bhakkar mint. Dated AH 984 (AD 1576/7). Shahada within knotted frame decorated with pellets; AH date in lower left corner; oaths of Rashidun in outer margins / Name and titles of Akbar within pelleted mehrib; mint formula below. Whitehead , Panjab Museum, Lahore, cf. p. lviii; Liddle Type G-6 (mint unlisted); BM –; IMC (Wright) –; Hull –; KM Type 108 (mint unlisted); Zeno 102283 (this coin). Toned, traces of having been placed in a bezel. Near EF. Extremely rare.

Whitehead records that the fortress of Bhakkar was captured for the Emperor Akbar in AH 981, three years before this unpublished mohur was struck. The modern town of Bhakkar lies on the left bank of the Indus, but Whitehead states that in the Mughal mint was located on an island in the river. While Whitehead records rupees of Bhakkar issued by several Mughal emperors, no gold of this mint was known to him.

The final winners of all Triton XXVI lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 10-11 January 2023.

Triton XXVI – Session Four – Lots 991-1315 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 11 January 2023 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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