Dam of Akbar (AH963-1014/AD1556-1605), mint Narnol, AH 963

[Overlord]

Here is a dam from the first year of Akbar's rule (AH 963, AD 1556).

Obverse
Zarb falus Narnol (Struck copper coin at Narnol)

Here is a crude illustration depicting my take at the inscription. I can't place the green symbol, though. Is that a part of "Narnol"?


Reverse
Nuhsad Shastad o teen 963 (Nine hundred sixty and three 963)

[Oesho]

You have very nicely explained the inscription on this Akbar dam of Narnol mint.
A few additions, the letter (green) which you couldn’t explain on the obv. is the Seen ﺱ of Jalus. On the reverse side with the date, the beginning of Nohsad (or Nuhsad = 900) start with a Nun ﻧ and not with a curved symbol as shown by you. Shastad start by a three-forked symbol with three dots above ﺸ and the o (= and) is in Persian represented by a Wow ﻮ
The symbol for teen (= three) starts with a Te ﺗ , followed by a short Ye ﻴ and a Nun ﻦ

[mtayal]

Excellent explanation. Both helpful for reading as well guiding a newbie like me to learn how to read inscriptions.
Thanks
Mahesh

[Overlord]

Oesho, thanks for explaining the symbols so clearly. So, Seen would be the equivalent of letter "s", reading Jalus (or Falus) from right to left. In my coin, the curved part of this Seen, the Nun of Nuhsad, and most of the and are off the flan, so I am posting an illustation from W.H. Valentine's book for a visual comparison:


The Shastad and the teen are victims of my excellent drawing skills

[Rangnath]

Overlord and Oesho, Thank you very much for your renditions and explanations.  Fantastic!
richie