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  Amir Barid Shah II,  1000-1009 AH, 1591-1600 AD  

 

Denomination:  copper gani Date: uncertain Mint: NM
 
Catalog No:R 608, Goron BD8  Rarity:scarce
Era:AH  Other Dates: 
Weight:16-18 g  Western Date: 
Measurement:   Material:copper
Obverse: al-mu'ayyad bi-nasr allah al-malik al-qawi al-ghani  Reverse:bi-amr al-sultan al-'adil barid shah
Coin Courtesy:Stan Goron  Scan Courtesy:Stan Goron
Comments: coins of this type may have been struck during the reigns of both Mirza 'Ali Barid Shah and Amir Barid Shah III. The date: 1017 has been read on some coins but this may be part of another word that has been read as barak or barik.