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1 Falus - Shams-ud-din Muzaffar Shah II
| Issuer | Sultanate of Gujarat (Indian Sultanates) |
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| Year | 1512-1526 |
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| Weight | 11 g |
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| Obverse description | Struck in the Delhi Standard style, the obverse displays a boldly engraved Arabic legend arranged in two or three horizontal registers across the irregular flan, with characteristic Tughra-influenced lettering typical of Gujarati sultanate coinage. The raised script, set within a plain field, shows the ruler's name and titles rendered in a square Kufic or cursive Naskh hand. The die-struck legends are partially flat due to the uneven hammered flan, with natural patination and encrustations visible in the recessed areas. No border ornament or inner circle is present, consistent with the utilitarian character of base-metal Delhi Standard issues. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a multi-line Arabic inscription filling the field in horizontal registers, consistent with the Delhi Standard type as catalogued under GG#310. The boldly raised lettering, likely conveying the kalima or sultan's titles, is executed in a square or semi-cursive Naskh style characteristic of Gujarati copper coinage of the early sixteenth century. The irregular flan results in partial legend loss at the periphery, and areas of green cuprite patination are interspersed with the natural reddish-brown copper surface. The field is unadorned, with no border, inner circle, or decorative elements framing the inscription. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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