Catalog
1 Fals - 'Ali b. Yusuf
| Issuer | Sultanate of Mogadishu |
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| Year | 1450 |
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| Diameter | 13 mm |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Irregular hammered flan bearing a single-line Arabic inscription in the field, referencing the ruler's epithet. The legend is struck in relief and occupies the central field of the coin, surrounded by a plain, undecorated border. The script is roughly formed, typical of the low-relief hammered coinage produced by the Sultanate of Mogadishu in the mid-fifteenth century. The planchet shows characteristic irregularity in shape and surface texture consistent with medieval African fals coinage. |
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| Mint | Mogadishu |
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