1 Falus

Struck under Shah Suleiman I of the Safavid dynasty, who ruled from 1666 until his death in 1694. His reign was notably passive by Safavid standards — he largely withdrew from governance, leaving administrative decisions to court officials and the harem. The copper falus occupied the lowest rung of the Safavid monetary hierarchy, well beneath the silver shahi and abbasi, and was the denomination most likely to actually change hands in bazaar transactions. KM#104 is documented with considerable mint variation across Safavid provincial minting sites, which operated with significant local autonomy in both fabric and die preparation.