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Moghul Empire – Akbar – Anhirwālā Pattan Mint, Gold

Akbar completed his first conquest of Gujarat in 1573 with the provincial capital based at Ahmedabad. However, for the first few years of Mughal rule, other mints in the province namely Malpur and Patan, a.k.a. Anhilwara, produced coins so that the... new regime could achieve effective monetization of the newly acquired province into the Mughal monetary system. The products of these mints also served to produce money for Mughal troops of occupation and further conquest into Kathiawad. Anhilwara, known to Mughal historians by its Islamic variant name 'Nahrwala', was the ancient capital of Gujarat and a centre of very important textile trade. All issues of this mint, which appears to have functioned for only two years are very rare – the gold is exceptionally so. There possibly exists only one other piece in private hands. (From Shatrughan Saravagi)

Full name of the Emperor in mihrab-shaped dotted cartouche; mint-name below	Shahada in dotted rectangle, names and titles of Rashidoons around

Actual Weight (g)

10.9

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AK	√ 364m.	-	Mohur	984	Shatrughan		RRR

Moghul Empire – Akbar – Anhirwālā Pattan Mint, Silver

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AK	√ 364.	80.4	Rupee	984	Ste, Amit, Bald		RR

Moghul Empire – Akbar – Anhirwālā Pattan Mint, Copper

Actual Weight (g)

~20

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AK	365.	28.8	Dam	985

Photo posted on SACG by Zubair Khan – labelled Dar Shahr