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1 Falus - Shah Alam II Lukhnow Mint
| Issuer | Awadh |
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| Year | 1794-1818 |
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| Currency | Rupee (1605-1857) |
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| Obverse description | Rectangular irregular flan bearing a multi-line Arabic inscription in raised relief within a plain border. The legend, rendered in bold Naskh script, occupies the entire field and includes the regnal name of Shah Alam II together with the AH date. The coin displays characteristic hammered workmanship typical of Mughal-derived coinage, with green patination visible across portions of the surface. |
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| Obverse lettering | AH 1231 |
| Reverse description | Irregular rectangular flan with a multi-line Arabic inscription in raised relief, less crisply struck than the obverse and showing characteristic die misalignment consistent with hammered copper coinage of the period. The field carries partial legends referencing the mint name Lucknow (Lakhnau) and denominational or regnal details, with the surface exhibiting areas of red and brown cuprite patination. |
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