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Æ Unit - Ujjain Region
| Issuer | Ujjain region (Malwa Plateau) |
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| Year | 220 BC - 100 BC |
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| Shape | Rectangular (irregular) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (220 BC - 100 BC) |
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The punch-marked and cast coinages of the Ujjain region circulated across a trade network that connected the Malwa Plateau to both the Gangetic plains and the Deccan routes southward. Ujjain itself was one of the six great cities of ancient India and a node in the overland commerce that predated Mauryan administrative reach into the region. These small copper pieces were almost certainly used for low-denomination local exchange well after larger silver coinage had standardized for interregional trade.