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Masulipatam (Machhlipatan) Mint – Copper, Single and Half Dubs

Struck on and off for a period of about fifty years, these coins are nevertheless quite rare (see also Vizagapatam). These coins appear to have been struck firstly in the name of Alamgir II (with his regnal years) and then from about 1190/1192 in the name of Shah Alam II (with his regnal years).

sanah julus mubarak [AH] (= Auspicious year of accession [AH]) S to the left of AH date		zarb bandar machhlipatan sanah [mubarak] (= struck at the port of Machhlipatan in the auspicious year of his reign)

	Dub	Half Dub
Official Weight (g)	13.86	6.93
Actual Weight (g)	12.53-13.98	6.51-6.54
Actual Diameter (mm)	17.3-22.2	15.5-17.2
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
5.56	√ 570e.	”	”	1173	5	RJ		RR
5.57	√ 571.	”	”	1174		Ste	Ref: BM
5.57C.	√ 571c.	”	”	1175	4	Craig
5.58	572.	”	”	1177			Ref: BM
5.59	573.	”	”	1180			Ref: Wiggins
-	√ 573c.	”	”	xx86?	xx	RJ	Date not clear
5.60	√ 575.	”	”	1187	18	Ste, Bald
5.61	574.	”	”	1188			Ref: BM
5.62	574c.	”	”	1189	21
5.63	√ 574e.	”	”	1190	2x	RJ
5.64	√ 576.	”	”	1192	18	RJ	Ref: Wiggins
5.64C	√ 576c.	”	”	1193		Craig
5.65	√ 577.	”	”	1198	24	Ste	Ref: Wiggins
5.66	√ 578.	”	”	1199	2x	Vaikunta Chary R	Ref: Wiggins
5.67	√ 579.	”	”	1201	27	RJ	Ref: Wiggins
5.68	√ 579c.	”	”	1211	37	RJ
5.69	√ 579e.	”	”	1212	3x	RJ
5.70	√ 580.	”	”	1213		HC	Ref: Lingen, BM
5.72	581.	”	”	1214			Ref: Wiggins, BM
5.73	582.	”	”	1217			Ref: BM
5.74	√ 582c.	”	”	1218	4x	RJ
5.75	√ 583.	”	”	1222	47		Ref: Wiggins, BM
5.76	√ 584.	-	Half Dub	1174	5	RJ		RRR
5.77	584c.	-	”	1186	18
5.78	√ 584e.	302	”	1212		HC	Most specimens do not show date. Usually off flan