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4 Falus - Sidi Mohammed IV 2nd Standard, Marrakesh
| Issuer | Morocco |
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| Year | 1864-1873 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the Seal of Solomon (six-pointed star formed by two interlocking triangles), a traditional Islamic talismanic symbol widely employed on Moroccan coinage of the Alaoui dynasty. The star is rendered in low relief in the cast style characteristic of Moroccan falus coinage of this period. The entire design is enclosed within a raised outer border composed of radiating dashes or short strokes forming a decorative rope-like inner circle, itself surrounded by a plain rim. The flat, broad flan reflects the cast manufacture typical of Marrakesh mint production under Sidi Mohammed IV. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays two lines of Arabic inscription contained within a raised inner circle, the whole enclosed by a second concentric outer circle, creating a double-circle cartouche typical of Moroccan cast bronze coinage of the Alaoui period. The upper line reads the mint name (Marrakesh) and the lower line carries the AH date, together reading 'Struck in Marrakesh 1281.' The field between the inner and outer circles is plain. The casting seam and characteristically irregular flan edges are consistent with the hand-cast production methods of the Marrakesh mint under Sultan Sidi Mohammed IV. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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