Catalog
1 Falus Qandahar
| Issuer | Mint of Qandahar (Afghan Cities) |
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| Year | 1648 |
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| Value | 1 Falus (1⁄64) |
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| Obverse description | A lion passant to the left occupies the central field, with a radiant sun rising above its back, the solar rays rendered as bold linear striations emanating from a rounded disc. The lion is depicted in a stylized, folk-art manner characteristic of provincial Afghan hammered coinage of the mid-17th century. A dotted inner border frames the central device, with an outer border of decorative pellets and scroll elements partially visible on the irregular flan. The flan itself is notably irregular and thick, consistent with the production method described in the literature whereby copper sheets were folded and struck. |
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| Obverse lettering | صرب فلوس قندهر ۱۰۵۸ (Translation: Fulus Struck in Qandahar 1058) |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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