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.