Obverse: sanah 15. The crab (cancer) as a symbol of the fourth month of the persian calendar, tiir. In the background the sun. Below and to the left and right a star, on the back of the crab six stars. Year of reign 15. Reverse: ruye [10]29 zar zevar yaft dar agrah az [naam-i] jahangir shah [ibn] akbar shah. Mint name and emperor's name and title. 1029 ah comment: minted in june/july 1620. Series with signs of the zodiac. Literature: bruce - michael 1601-1700 960 no. 180. 8; s. Lane-poole, the coins of the moghul emperors of hindustan in the british museum (1892) 66 no. 33 ab (there five stars in the field of the obverse). Further information about the object can be found here: https://ikmk. Smb. Museum/object?id=18248248. Object Type: coin. Date: 1620. Place of creation: Indien / Agra / Agra (Akbarabad). Dimensions: mass: 10.8 g (0.3 oz). Collection: Münzkabinett Berlin.
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