1 Falus Qandahar

€467,886.00
IssuerCity of Qandahar (Afghan Cities)
Year1070-1080 (1660-1669)
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Falus (1⁄64)
CurrencyLocal Rupees (1747-1891)
CompositionCopper
Weight9.24 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
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In circulation to
Reference(s) Album Islamic#3253 , Val CCMS#Pg 171, #11 , KM#84 , Zeno cat#5448
Obverse descriptionHorse galloping right.
Obverse script
Obverse letteringصرب فلوس قندهر ١٠۷۰
(Translation: Fulus Struck in Qandahar 1070)
Reverse descriptionStephen Album`s Checklist of Islamic Coins designates this coin as Common (`C`).  Album also notes that some examples of this coin `…are struck on flans formed by folding a thin sheet of copper two or more times. The copper sheets are said to have been cut from old cooking pots, but I regard that as a spurious explanation`  Valentine also has an illustrated example of this coin (Pg. 171 #11) in the Afghanistan section of book:  
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mintقندهر
Kandahar, Afghanistan
Mintage1070 (1660)  - -
1079 (1668)  - -
1080 (1669)  - -
Catalog ID4337007240
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