Akbar, Gold Mohur, 10.92g, “Kalima” type, Bang- Bhakkar Mint, AH 986, with “Ship” mint mark on reverse. Extremely fine, exceedingly rare. Nicholas Rhodes had noticed a similar mark on the square rupees of Bang mint and presented a view that round ‘Kalima’ type rupees with a similar mark should also be attributed to Bang (article in ‘Numismatic Digest’, vol.32-33). On these rupees the mint-name was previously read as Bhakkar but of course the reading could fit the orthography of ‘Bang’ as well. However, the argument is complicated by the fact that hardly any of the ‘ship’-marked round rupees have been even found in Bengal, or indeed in Eastern parts of India. This is the first known gold Mohur that corresponds with the ‘ship’-marked round rupees. Whether it is Bhakkar or Bang mint, the fact remains that this is an extremely rare variety of Akbar’s gold coins. The only other known example of a Mohur of Bhakkar mint is in the Lahore Museum’s collection. As regards Bang, only one other round Kalima type Mohur is known for that mint (Zeno #141591).