Hawk Coin of the Emperor Akbar

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dated A.H. 963/1556 CE · Gold · Islamic Art

Adorned with his portrait or signs of the zodiac, the coins issued by Jahangir (r. 1605–27) are a development from the epigraphic, aniconic coins issued by most Muslim rulers. His father Akbar (r. 1556–1605) had also experimented with different imagery, including hawks and ducks

Artist

Unknown

Date

dated A.H. 963/1556 CE

Medium

Gold

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Bequest of Joseph H. Durkee, 1898