Project Maharaj

Larin

The fish-hook shaped silver currency of the Konkan coast, used in the maritime trade the Maratha navy protected.

Metal:
Silver
Denomination:
Larin
Period:
17th century
Inscription:

The larin was a distinctive hook-shaped silver currency of Persian origin that circulated widely along the western coast of India. As the Maratha navy secured the Konkan littoral, larins passed through the ports and customs houses of Swarajya alongside the empire's own coinage.