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11/2 Falus - Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad II
| Issuer | Gujarat Sultanate |
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| Year | 1443-1451 |
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| Value | 11/2 Falus (1⁄48) |
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| Reverse description | Reverse displays a multi-line Arabic inscription centrally placed within the field, giving mint and regnal information consistent with Gujarat Sultanate falus coinage of the mid-fifteenth century. The lettering is broadly struck with a relatively flat relief, showing the rough, hand-hammered character typical of base-metal issues of this period and region. Peripheral legends are partially legible around the edge of the irregular flan. The field between the inscription lines is plain. |
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| Reverse lettering | ضرب گجرات |
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Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad II ruled the Gujarat Sultanate for only eight years before his death in 1451, a reign short enough that his copper coinage remains significantly scarcer than issues of his father Ahmad Shah or his successor Qutb al-Din Ahmad Shah II. The fractional falus denominations are particularly underrepresented in collections outside the Indian subcontinent, most surviving examples having been excavated from bazaar and port-town sites along the Gujarati coast rather than recovered from hoards.