Hawk Coin of the Emperor Akbar

dated 963 AH/1556 CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 463

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

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Title: Hawk Coin of the Emperor Akbar
Date: dated 963 AH/1556 CE
Geography: Made in India, Asir
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: Diam. 13 /16 in. (2cm)
Classification: Coins
Credit Line: Bequest of Joseph H. Durkee, 1898
Object Number: 99.35.7400
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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