Akbar (AH 963-1014/1556-1605 AD), Agra Mint, Silver Nazarana Rupee, Over struck on Suri Dynasty coin, Elahi 47, Month Di, Obv: Persian legend month "Di" at the top,  "zarb Agra" & "Elahi 47"  Rev: Arabic legend "Jalla Jalalahu Allahu Akbar", (Wt: 11.41 grams, Dia: 27.06 mm), (KM # 93.1), no test marks, centrally struck, original patina, choice quality, Exceedingly Rare.

From Suri Silver to Mughal Coinage 

This coin has been catalogued as a possible overstrike on a Suri rupee, with surviving traces of an earlier design interpreted as evidence of the underlying issue. If confirmed, it would offer a tangible connection between the currency of the Sur rulers and its later reuse under Akbar: an older coin receiving the inscriptions of the Mughal emperor.

It has been suggested that a shortage of silver at Agra during Ilahi years 47 and 48 prompted the reuse of Suri rupees, and that larger dies were prepared to accommodate their broad flans. This is an interesting interpretation, but neither the proposed shortage nor the preparation of special dies should be treated as an established event without further evidence. The coin’s considerable appeal lies in its unusually broad fabric, elegant inscriptions and possible traces of an earlier monetary identity.

The presented rupee serve as a testament to this event at the royal mint of Agra, giving rise to the creation of the notably large flan of the Nazarana Rupee of Akbar.