Obverse: the lion (leo) as a symbol of the fifth month of the persian calendar, amardad. In the background the sun. Deviating from the usual type, a smaller sun circle and no year of reign recorded. Reverse: ruye zar zevar 1032 yaft dar agrah az [naam-i] jahangir shah [ibn] akbar shah. Mint name as well as emperor's name and title. 1032 ah comment: minted in july/august 1623. Series with signs of the zodiac. Literature: see s. Lane-poole, the coins of the moghul emperors of hindustan in the british museum (1892) 67 no. 334-336 (other years); bruce - michael 1601-1700 960 no. 180. 9 (ditto). Further information on the object can be found here: https://ikmk. Smb. Museum/object?id=18248256. Object Type: coin. Date: 1623. Place of creation: Indien / Agra / Agra (Akbarabad). Dimensions: mass: 10.7 g (0.3 oz). Collection: Münzkabinett Berlin.
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