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1 Falus - Mir Khudadad Khan Ahmedzai Baloch
| Issuer | Khanate of Kalat (Indian princely states) |
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| Year | 1772-11086 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a Persian legend in Arabic script enclosed within an oval or pointed arch border composed of a continuous row of pellets. The arch motif, typical of Baloch hammered coinage, frames the inscription in the field. The overall flan is irregular in shape, consistent with hand-struck production, and the surfaces exhibit characteristic flatness and weakness at the margins due to the hammering technique. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a Persian inscription in Arabic script arranged within a central circular cartouche, itself enclosed by a beaded border running around the full circumference of the coin. Decorative floral or leaf-like ornamental elements occupy the field surrounding the central cartouche, a stylistic feature characteristic of Khanate of Kalat copper coinage. The strike is typical of hammered production, resulting in an uneven flan with areas of weakness, and the field shows the natural texture and patina of circulated copper. |
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The Khanate of Kalat occupied a strategically awkward position throughout the 18th and 19th centuries — nominally under Durrani Afghan suzerainty after Ahmad Shah Durrani's campaigns, yet maintaining enough practical autonomy to strike its own copper coinage. Mir Khudadad Khan ruled during a period of sustained internal contestation within Kalat, and the falus denominations of this era circulated primarily in local bazaar trade rather than any broader regional economy.
The date range in the catalog record almost certainly reflects AH-to-CE conversion ambiguity common to Baloch princely issues, where regal years were inconsistently applied across dies.