Item number: A1889

Year: AD 1572-1605

Material: Silver

Size: 14.3 x 14.9 x 4.0 mm

Weight: 5.65 g

Manufactured by: Mulher Mint

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2015

This is a Mahmudi silver coin, issued after AD 1572 when Emperor Akbar of the Mughal Empire conquered Maharashtra. Following their submission to Mughal rule, the Rajah of Baglana continued to issue coinage in the traditional Mahmudi denomination. The Mahmudi was a widely circulated silver currency used across the Ottoman Empire, Persia, and parts of India.

The obverse of the coin bears Emperor Akbar’s titles and name inscribed in Persian, accompanied by a seven-petalled floral motif characteristic of the Mulher mint. The reverse features the Shahada, the Islamic declaration of faith, serving as both an inscription and an ornamental element.

During the reign of Akbar, from AD 1556 to AD 1605, as the third emperor, he led the Mughal Empire to its zenith. Not only did Akbar expand the empire’s territories externally, but he also implemented policies of religious tolerance domestically. He elevated the status of indigenous Hindus and encouraged the development of culture and education, earning him the title of the greatest emperor of the Mughal Empire.

物件編號: A1889

年代: 公元 1572-1605 年

材質: 銀

尺寸: 14.3 x 14.9 x 4.0 mm

重量: 5.65 g

製造地: 穆赫爾鑄幣廠

來源: 大城郵幣社 2015

這是一枚公元1572年起，蒙兀兒帝國的阿克巴大帝征服馬哈拉施特拉邦之後，臣服於蒙兀兒帝國的巴格拉納王公，沿襲其舊有貨幣面額的「馬哈茂迪」銀幣。馬哈茂迪是在鄂圖曼土耳其、波斯和印度部分地區廣為使用的一種銀幣。

錢幣正面以波斯文打印阿克巴大帝的頭銜和名諱，並且帶有穆赫爾鑄幣廠的七瓣花珠點裝飾。錢幣背面則是打印穆斯林熟悉的清真言禱詞作為裝飾。

公元1556年至公元1605年間，阿克巴作為第三任皇帝帶領蒙兀兒帝國走上巔峰。阿克巴對外擴充帝國的疆域外，內政上實施宗教寬容的政策，提升本土印度教徒地位和鼓勵文教發展，使他成為蒙兀兒帝國最偉大的皇帝。