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Fals - Ali bin al-Hasan type 3
| Issuer | Kilwa Sultanate |
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| Year | 1480-1482 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a bold Arabic inscription arranged in two lines enclosed within a raised circular border. The upper line bears the sultan's name 'Ali bin al-Hasan' and the lower line the honorific 'sa'd' (meaning 'may he be happy'), rendered in a robust, somewhat crude Kufic-influenced script characteristic of Kilwa copper coinage. The coin is struck on an irregular flan with uneven surfaces and shows typical hammered fabric, with areas of patination and encrustation consistent with the age and copper alloy composition. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays an Arabic inscription in two lines arranged within a raised circular border, struck in the same crude hammered style as the obverse. The legend reads 'trusts in the Master of Bounties, he is glorious,' a devotional phrase common on Kilwa sultanate copper fals issues. The flan is irregular and chipped at the edges, with green cuprite patination visible across the surfaces, consistent with prolonged burial or submersion. |
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