Bijapur coins and Larins during Adil Shahi Period - The Golden coins telles the golden period of the Bijapur Dynesty.

The Origin & roots of Larins

Bijapur asserted its independence from the Bahamani rulers of Gulbarga in 1490 and remained an independent sultanate until 1686 when it was annexed to the Mughal Empire by Aurangzeb the Mugal King.h

Silver larens of Adil Shahi Kingdom

Selection of scarce silver larins - these unusual coins were struck in India and Arabian Gulf n the 11th-16th century AD and circulated widely in the area of the Iran, Persian Gulf, Pakistan and Northern India. The coin were made but cutting a thick silver wire into pieces of fairly equal weight and stamped on both sides with a die, bearing arabic inscriptions.


In the Arabian Gulf, for example, a silver ingot called the Larin was introduced in the early centuries. Crafted in the form of a fish-hook, with various specimens ranging in length from about one inch to an inch and a half, Larins, which took their name from the town of Lar in southern Persia, were originally circulated in the Arabian Gulf region. Eventually they spread to the eastern seaboard of India and to the Maldive Islands and became one of the chief trading currencies in the Indian Ocean region. Larins have inscriptions in both Persian and Arabic, and to meet the requirements of change, were often cut into pieces; sometimes one Larin was divided into 12 separate sections.

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