Very fine, Very rare.

This is an unusual coin in terms of its design, date of issue and mint. Unlike other coins of Akbar, it has a 'crescent'-like mark at the end of 'the word 'Muhammad' on obverse and the Shahada here is enclosed in a circular margin. Its date of issue (AH 993) is much too late for the usual run of issue of coins of the 'Shahada' type, and it appears to have the epithet 'Baldah' (visible at 6 o'clock on the reverse) for the mint-name. 'Baldah' is known for the mints of Agra, Sahrind and Kalpi for Akbar's coinage but the very small remnants of the mint seen to the left of the word do not appear to fit any of these. Instead, it is tantalizingly plausible to infer from the vestiges that the mint-name is 'Banaras'. Whichever way one looks at it, this is an interesting and unusual coin.