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1 Falus - Humayun
| Issuer | Mughal Empire |
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| Year | 1530-1541 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Crudely hammered copper flan bearing a multi-line Arabic legend in Naskh script filling the central field. The inscription, executed in bold relief, records the regnal year in Eastern Arabic numerals and is characteristic of Mughal copper coinage of the early imperial period. The legend is contained within an undelineated field, with no border or decorative elements, typical of the informal die-cutting conventions of Humayun's mint production. The flan is irregular in outline with a rough, uneven surface and evidence of verdigris patination across the field. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Humayun's reign was interrupted so violently — driven into Persian exile by Sher Shah Suri in 1540 — that coinage attributable to his first reign is notoriously difficult to assign with precision. The decade-long window this issue spans covers both his initial tenure and its collapse, making firm die attribution a persistent problem for specialists. Sher Shah's subsequent currency reforms further disrupted whatever circulation these pieces saw.