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11/2 Falus - Nasir. Mahmud Shah I
| Issuer | Sultanate of Gujarat |
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| Year | 1458-1514 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Hammered copper reverse displaying a two-line Arabic inscription in naskh script, reading Nasir al-Dunya / wa al-Din, meaning Defender of the World and the Faith, a standard honorific epithet of Sultan Mahmud Shah I of Gujarat. The inscription is contained within a rectangular frame with a marginal legend visible above, the lettering boldly executed in high relief against a flat field. The flan edges are rough and irregular, characteristic of hand-hammered Sultanate copper coinage. Green and brown patination covers the surface. |
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| Reverse lettering | ناصر الدنيا و الدين |
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Mahmud Shah I ruled Gujarat for over fifty years — one of the longest reigns of any sultan in the Deccan sultanates — and his coinage reflects a mature, stable administration that could afford fractional copper issues for everyday transactions. The half-falus denomination served the bazaar economy of Ahmedabad, which under his reign became one of the most prosperous trading cities on the subcontinent, drawing merchants from the Ottoman empire, East Africa, and Portugal alike.