Very fine, Unique.

This is a highly unusual gold coin in terms of its design, date of issue and mint. Unlike any other coins of Akbar, it has a 'crescent' mark at the end of the word 'Muhammad' in the Shahada which 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 as epithet 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. From very small details visible after 'Baldah', it is plausible that the word following it could be 'Banaras’.

AH 993 corresponds to 1585AD. In this year, Akbar moved his capital to Lahore from Fatehpur and launched the invasion of Kashmir, which he annexed in the following year. Being based at Lahore also helped him consolidate his hold over frontier province of Kabul as it was being targeted by Uzbek raids.