Lot 195

Mughal, Akbar (AH 963-1014, 1556-1605 AD), Copper Dam, 20.20 gms, 21.75 mm, Khairabad Mint, AH (9)69, flower symbol as mint mark seen above khairabad, Full name of emperor 'Jalal al-Din Muhammad Akbar Badshah Ghazi' on rev, stylistically this coin fits in with the early issues of Akbar from one of the rarest mint Khairabad, Khairabad is a town in the Sitapur district of Uttar pradesh, it was the commissionary of awadh state at the time of Akbar and was a big trading center also, where Kashmir shawls, Jewels of burmingham and elephants of assam were traded, It was the famous centre of Islamic knowledge, the places have been study center of persian, arabic, and sanskrit language around 16th century AD, coins of this mint are extremely rare, KM # 7.4, similar to Zeno # 134054, very fine+, extremely rare.