IDENTIFIERS
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id:	300603
accession number:	CM.BR.74-2006

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Friday 16 July 2021
updated:	Wednesday 22 January 2025

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Bronze paisa struck under the reign of Sher Shah. The coin lacks the mint; the date is illegible.
title:	Paisa

NOTES
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type: history note
value: ex coll. Michael Broome, bt. Spink 1976, from an Indian Hoard


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Coins and Medals
collection:	Broome Collection
creditline: Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax from the estate of Michael Broome and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum, 2006

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/300603





CATEGORIES
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category: Islamic coins
category: Indian coins
category: Sultans of Delhi

DATING
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creation date:	1538 - 1545
creation date earliest:	1538
creation date latest:	1545
culture:	16th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Sher Shah

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Diameter
units: mm
value: 24

dimension: Die Axis
units: h
value: 5



CITATIONS
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Coins of the Indian Sultanates: Covering the Area of Present Day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
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