Obverse: the scorpion (scorpio) as a symbol of the eighth month of the persian calendar, abaan. In the background the sun. Reverse: ruye 16 zar zevar 1031 yaft dar agrah az [naam-i] jahangir shah [ibn] akbar shah. Mint name and emperor's name and title. 1031 ah, year of reign 16. Comment: minted in october/november 1622. Series with signs of the zodiac. Literature: bruce - michael 1601-1700 961 no. 180. 15. See s. Lane-poole, the coins of the moghul emperors of hindustan in the british museum (1892) 69 no. 346 a (also 1030 ah, year 16, but obverse different spine to the right). Further information about the object can be found here: https://ikmk. Smb. Museum/object?id=18248271. Object Type: coin. Date: 1622. Place of creation: Indien / Agra / Agra (Akbarabad). Dimensions: mass: 10.8 g (0.3 oz). Collection: Münzkabinett Berlin.
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