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1 Paisa - Shams Al-Din Adil Shah
| Issuer | Madurai, Sultanate of |
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| Year | 1347-1358 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Struck on an irregular copper flan, the obverse bears a bold Arabic legend reading 'Adil Shah' in two lines across the field, executed in a simple angular Naskh-style script typical of medieval Deccan sultanate coinage. The lettering is deeply struck but shows characteristic irregular flan edges and surface roughness consistent with hammered copper coinage of the Madurai Sultanate. The field is flat and unadorned, with no border or decorative elements surrounding the inscription. |
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| Obverse lettering | عادل شاه |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays an Arabic inscription reading 'Al-Sultan Al-A'zam' (The Greatest Sultan), arranged in multiple lines across the roughly circular field. The legend is struck in the same angular Naskh-style script as the obverse, characteristic of mid-14th century Madurai Sultanate copper issues. The flan is irregular in outline with an uneven surface, and the die is slightly off-center, as is common for hammered coinage of this period and region. No border, mint name, or date appears on this face. |
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