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1/8 Dam - Akbar Delhi
| Issuer | Mughal Empire |
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| Year | 1559-1571 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#10.3 |
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| Reverse description | Reverse of this hammered copper damri features an Arabic script legend filling the field, giving the regnal or mint identification associated with the Delhi issue. The inscription is executed in a bold, somewhat angular Naskh hand with strokes radiating across the flan surface. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, with traces of green cuprite patina visible at the margins, typical of Mughal base-metal coinage of the Ilahi era. |
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| Mintage | 966 (1559) - - 967 (1560) - - 969 (1562) - - 978 (1571) - - |
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Akbar's copper dam coinage of this period reflects the administrative overhaul he was still working through — the standardized dam system he inherited from Sher Shah Suri was being progressively rationalized across mints, and fractional pieces like this eighth were essential for small transactions in a largely cashless agrarian economy. The Delhi mint was among the most active, supplying coinage across the northern plains throughout the early reign.
KM#10.3 distinguishes this variety by mint and regnal attribution. Akbar's monetary reforms culminated in the 1577–78 overhaul, making issues from this earlier window transitional pieces within the series.