This coin, bearing the
usual 'Ilahi' legends of Akbar’s coinage of that type, has the word 'Sitpur'
written in a curious way which makes it read 'Saimur'. 'Saimur' was the
ancient Arabic name of the seaport of Chaul on the Konkan coast so some early
numismatists attributed these coins to Chaul. However, when the coins were
struck the name 'Saimur' had fallen out of fashion for a long time and Chaul
was firmly in control of the Nizam Shahi Sultanate.
