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1 Mohur - Akbar Ahmadabad mint
| Issuer | Mughal Empire |
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| Year | 1574 |
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| Weight | 11 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents multi-line Arabic calligraphic legends in Naskh script, arranged in horizontal registers within a rectangular inner field bordered by dotted-pellet linear frames. The inscriptions record the emperor's name and titles, along with the mint name Ahmadabad and the regnal year. The text fills the field entirely in the characteristic Mughal hammered style, with portions of marginal inscriptions visible at the periphery of the irregular flan. The relief is bold and the engraving confident, consistent with the Ahmadabad mint production of Akbar's reign. |
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| Reverse lettering | جلال الدين محمد اكبر بادشاه غازي ضرب احمدآباد |
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Akbar's monetary reform of 1567–1577 overhauled the Mughal coinage system entirely, standardizing the mohur at 11 grams of high-purity gold and establishing minting protocols that would persist well into Aurangzeb's reign. The Ahmadabad mint was one of the most productive in the empire at this period, drawing on Gujarat's established bullion trade networks following Akbar's annexation of the sultanate in 1572 — just two years before this piece was struck.
KM#107.2 distinguishes itself from related varieties by mint epithet placement, a detail that occupied serious scholarly attention in S. H. Hodivala's studies of Akbar-era coinage.