The Afrighids of Kath were among the last ruling dynasty of ancient Khwarazm, clinging to power as vassals under successive Samanid overlords before the Ma'munids extinguished the line entirely around 995 AD. Ahmad ibn Muhammad ruled in the waning decades of that dynasty, issuing copper fulus for local circulation in a region where the silver dirham economy was controlled by his overlords. The fals was the denomination of everyday commerce — markets, ferries, bread — not tribute.
Album's Q1478 designation marks this as a rare and under-documented type. Surviving examples are scarce in Western collections.
The Afrighids of Kath were among the last ruling dynasty of ancient Khwarazm, clinging to power as vassals under successive Samanid overlords before the Ma'munids extinguished the line entirely around 995 AD. Ahmad ibn Muhammad ruled in the waning decades of that dynasty, issuing copper fulus for local circulation in a region where the silver dirham economy was controlled by his overlords. The fals was the denomination of everyday commerce — markets, ferries, bread — not tribute.
Album's Q1478 designation marks this as a rare and under-documented type. Surviving examples are scarce in Western collections.