Item number: A2026

Year: AD 1597-1598 (AH 1006-1007)

Material: Silver

Size: 14.7 x 14.4 x 3.4 mm

Weight: 5.65 g

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2015

This is a Mahmudi silver coin minted during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar, dated Hijri 1006–1007 (AD 1597–1598). The Mahmudi was a widely circulated silver currency used across the Ottoman Empire, Persia, and parts of India.

The obverse of the coin features Persian inscriptions with Emperor Akbar’s titles and name, along with a mintmark in the shape of a parasol. Additionally, there are rows of neatly arranged beaded dots along the right and lower edges.

The reverse of the coin bears the Shahada (Islamic creed), a phrase well known to Muslims, with another row of neatly arranged beaded dots adorning the bottom edge.

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: A2026

年代: 公元 1597-1598 年 (回曆 1006-1007 年)

材質: 銀

尺寸: 14.7 x 14.4 x 3.4 mm

重量: 5.65 g

來源: 大城郵幣社 2015

這是一枚回曆1006至1007 (公元1597至1598年)，蒙兀兒帝國阿克巴大帝統治時期鑄造的「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，並且帶有遮陽傘造型的鑄幣廠戳記，右側和下側各有一行整齊排列的珠點。錢幣背面則是打印穆斯林熟悉的清真言禱詞，並且在底部也有一行整齊排列的珠點作為裝飾。

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。