India, Mughal India, 1593-1605 AD., Akbar the Great, Ujjainpur (Chainpur) mint, Ilahi 4.., month Day, Dam, Liddle Type C-40.
India, Mughal India, Jalal al-din Muhammad Akbar (AH 963-1014 / 1556-1605 AD.) - or Akbar the Great, Ujjainpur mint, dated year 4.. in the Persian month "Di", ca. 1600 AD.,
Dam (19-20 mm diameter/ 20,45 g / 8-9 mm high), copper, axes about medal alignment ↑↑ (0°),
Obv.: "Akbar" (missing from the top) / "Shah Khallad" (the solid line and above) / "Ujjainpur"/ "zarb".
Rev.: "Iilahi" (year) Û´[..] (4..) / (below stroke as part of the above Iilahi) / "mah Di" (Persian month Di) .
Liddle Type C-40 ; cf. http://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=7937(different months) .
thanks to Arthur Needham ("akona20") Jan Lingen ("Oesho") and "saro" for the ID and date
Ujjainpur, today the famous pilgrim centre Ujjain is one of India’s holiest cities for Hindus. Ujjain is one the sites of the Kumbh Mela, which takes place here every 12 years and draws millions to bath in the Sipra river.
Ujjain (Hindi: उजà¥à¤œà¥ˆà¤¨) (also known as Ujain, Ujjayini, Avanti, Avantikapuri), is an ancient city of Malwa region in central India, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River (Hindi: कà¥à¤·à¤¿à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¾), today part of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative centre of Ujjain District and Ujjain Division.
In ancient times the city was called Ujjayini. As mentioned in the Mahabharata epic, Ujjayini was the capital of the Avanti Kingdom, and has been the Prime Meridian for Hindu geographers since the 4th century BCE. Ujjain is one of the seven sacred cities (Sapta Puri) of the Hindus, and the Kumbh Mela religious festival is held there every 12 years. It is also home to Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga, one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines to the god Shiva and is also the place where Lord Krishna got education with Balarama and Sudama from Maharshi Sandipani.