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1/2 Falus - Ala Al Din Bahman Shah
| Issuer | Bahmani Sultanate |
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| Year | 1347-1358 |
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| Currency | Tanka (1347-1518) |
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| Obverse description | Irregular hammered copper flan bearing a bold Arabic legend arranged in two lines across the field, reading 'Ala ud-dunya wa'l din' (Exalted of the World and the Faith), the epithet of the sultan. The script is executed in a robust, somewhat archaic Naskh style typical of early Bahmani coinage, with the letters occupying nearly the entire flan. The surface shows characteristic irregularities of the hammered technique, with natural flan cracks and a granular copper patina. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Bahmani Sultanate was founded in 1347 when Ala ud-Din Bahman Shah led a successful revolt against the Tughluq governors of the Deccan, establishing the first independent Muslim sultanate in southern India. Coinage from his reign is scarce precisely because the administrative apparatus of a new state — mints, die-cutters, supply chains for metal — had to be built from nothing in the immediate aftermath of rebellion.
Half-falus fractions from this early Bahmani period survive in far smaller numbers than full falus pieces, suggesting limited production runs rather than heavy circulation losses.