Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Falus Kabul, Civic Copper
| Issuer | Kabul, City of |
|---|---|
| Year | 1879 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | 6.6 g |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Crudely struck hammered copper flan displaying a bold Arabic calligraphic device centrally positioned within the field, rendered in a deeply incuse style characteristic of Afghan civic copper coinage of the late 19th century. The design features a large cursive Arabic inscription or tughra-like motif, surrounded by subsidiary floral or foliate elements visible in the lower and right portions of the field. The flan is irregular in outline with a notably thick fabric, typical of local Kabul mint production. Surface shows natural patination with areas of green cuprite and brown oxidation consistent with genuine circulation wear. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain. |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | 1296 (1879) |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |