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Akbar, AE 1/2 Dam, Mangarh, AH 968
This is the basis on which other similar coins with Swastik in centre are called Mangarh type. Initially attributed to Manghar (Monghyr) on account of similar coins with mint-name 'Mungir' Valentine p.66-67, #9, but refuted by S H Hodivala in Numismatic Supplement XIV of 1919 where he identified 'Mangarh' / 'Manghar' with the fortress of Mankot in what was then 'Punjab'. According to Abul Fazal, it was in the Sarkar of Rechanu Doaba and consisted of four small inhabitations, each with a stone fort. Hodivala furnishes several references (including those to refute its identification with 'Munger/Manghir/Monghyr' in Bihar), and concludes as follows: "Mankot is now no more than a great ruin, situated about 76 miles North of Amritsar, in the Jammu Territory of the State of Kashmir. It is now known as Ramkot.

Accession No

C/A/4/178

Weight

10.05 g

Diameter

19.57 mm

Metal

Copper

Mint

Mangarh

Denomination

Half Dam

Shape

Round
AH Date
968