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Falus - Akbar Ujjain
| Issuer | Mughal Empire |
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| Year | 1563-1592 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Irregular square hammered flan with prominent green patina and rough surfaces. The field carries the mint name Ujjain and the denomination Falus inscribed in Arabic script, arranged in two or more lines across the flan. The lettering is bold and somewhat roughly executed, consistent with provincial copper coinage of the Akbar period. Minor flat strikes and surface irregularities are characteristic of hand-hammered production at a secondary mint. |
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| Mintage | 970 (1563) - - ND (1563-1592) - - 990 (1582) - - 994 (1586) - - 995 (1587) - - 1000 (1592) - - |
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Akbar's copper coinage was administered through a reformed mint system introduced in the 1560s, part of the broader fiscal reorganization credited to his finance minister Todar Mal. Ujjain — one of the oldest cities in the subcontinent and a major commercial hub in Malwa — was brought firmly under Mughal control following Akbar's campaigns into central India, and its mint activation reflected consolidation rather than conquest celebration.
The nearly three-decade span of this type reflects genuine administrative continuity, not restriking. KM#46.1 distinguishes the Ujjain fabric from closely related issues by mint signature alone.