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Lot # 100 - Early Mangarh Type Copper Half Dam Coin of Akbar with Swastik mint mark and Hijri year 968.
Early Mangarh Type Copper Half Dam Coin of Akbar with Swastik mint mark and Hijri year 968.
Early Mangarh Type Copper Half Dam Coin of Akbar with Swastik mint mark and Hijri year 968. Early Mangarh Type Copper Half Dam Coin of Akbar with Swastik mint mark and Hijri year 968. Early Mangarh Type Copper Half Dam Coin of Akbar with Swastik mint mark and Hijri year 968.
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DenominationCopper 1/2 DamMetalCopper
Year (AH/VS/SE/AM)AH968
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Akbar (AH 963-1014 /1556-1605 AD), No Mint, Copper ½ Dam, AH 968, ' Early Mangarh' Type, Obv: Arabic legend Sher Shah Suri legend "fi ahd al-amir al-Hami al din al-diyan" with Sana 968 Hijri year, Rev: "Swastik mark" in the center, around Persian legend "Jalal ud din Muhammad Akbar Badshah Ghazi", 9.37g, 19.47mm, (Varaint of Old KM # 6.1; Type 6), about very fine, Rare.

Note: Unlike most coins of this type, this coin does not bear Akbar's title with the month and mint name; it instead bears the legends of Sher Shah Suri. A date of 968 is not listed in the KM catalog for this type. It is an interesting coin for collectors of Mughal and Sultanate coins.