2017-08-09 Wed

Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar was the third ruler of Mughal dynasty in India. He succeeded his father Humayun in the year 1556 AD and ruled untilled 1605. He sat on the throne when he was just 13 years old. After defeating Hemu, a Hindu general of Sur dynasty in the Second Battle of Panipat, Akbar reacquired the Delhi throne and re-established the Mughal rule.

Akbar issued two types of Coins Kalima and Ilahi (Non-Kalima). The Kalima coins which he issued have name and title of the king on the obverse and Kalima on the reverse. Ilahi coins which he issued has ilahi creed on the obverse and mint name, ilahi date and ilahi month on the reverse.

This gold ilahi type coin, minted at Lahore during the 47th year of his reign, during the month ‘Shahrewar’ was listed for INR 10,00,000 to 12,00,000 at Todywalla Auction. The obverse of the coin inscribed as ‘Allahu Akbar’ at the top and ‘Jale Jallaluhu’ at the bottom. And the reverse of the coin is inscribed as month ‘Shahrewar’ at the top and regnal year 47, and mint name ‘Lahore’ at the bottom.