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1 Falus - Ghiyāth al-dīn Aḥmad III
| Issuer | Sultanate of Gujarat (Indian Sultanates) |
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| Year | 1554-1561 |
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| Value | 1 Falus (1⁄64) |
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| Obverse description | Hammered copper flan bearing a multi-line Arabic inscription in bold, angular Naskh script occupying the entire field. The legend reads the honorific titles of Sultan Ahmad III, invoking the epithet al-musta'ṣim billāh and the regnal title ghiyāth al-dunyā wa al-dīn. The lettering is deeply struck in relief against a rough, irregular field, with no border or decorative elements framing the text. The coin shows characteristic surface patination and flan irregularity typical of mid-sixteenth-century Gujarati copper coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Hammered field bearing a multi-line Arabic inscription in bold Naskh script, identifying the sultan by his patronymic and title. The legend names Ahmad Shah as son of Mahmud Shah al-Sultan, accompanied by the Hijri regnal year 967 rendered in Arabic-Indic numerals in the lower portion of the field. The lettering is boldly raised in relief, with the strokes exhibiting the broad, somewhat angular character typical of Gujarati sultanate copper issues. The flan is slightly irregular and the field shows areas of green patination consistent with long-term copper oxidation. |
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