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1/2 Falus - Mahmud Shah II
| Issuer | Malwa, Sultanate of |
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| Year | 916-937 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Irregular square flan struck by hammer technique, displaying a two-line Arabic legend within a divided field separated by a horizontal rule. The upper register contains the royal name or epithet in bold Naskh script, while the lower register bears a central motif flanked by vertical border elements. The design is characteristic of the late Malwa Sultanate coinage tradition, with crude but legible lettering filling the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | محمود شاه |
| Reverse description | Irregular square flan with a two-line Arabic legend divided by a central horizontal rule, consistent with hammered Malwa Sultanate coinage of the AH 916-937 period. The upper portion displays a curved inscription in Naskh script, while the lower register contains additional titulature or mint formula. The surfaces show typical die wear and flan irregularities associated with hand-struck copper coinage of the period. |
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