sikkas
Sikkas is a term used in numismatics to refer to a class of coins that are generally described in English-language scholarship as sikkas or sikka. The word sikka, meaning coin, comes from Persian and Arabic, and the plural sikkas appears in coin catalogs and research papers. The label is used across a wide geographic area, including the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia, and parts of the Near East, and for coins produced by various rulers and states over several centuries.
Sikkas were minted by a range of authorities, from ancient city-states and regional kingdoms to larger imperial
Sikkas played a key role in trade and state finance, serving as medium of exchange, weight standards,