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Fals - 'Ilkhan' Muhammad Khan 1336 - 1338
| Issuer | Ilkhanate |
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| Year | 1336-1338 |
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| Reference(s) | Zeno cat#1815, Diler#716 |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a circular medallion containing a bold Arabic shahada legend in two lines, enclosed within a double circular border. An outer dotted border ring encircles the entire design, consistent with Ilkhanid fals typology. The inscription reads 'La ilaha illa Allah / Muhammad rasul Allah' (There is no god but God / Muhammad is the messenger of God), rendered in a somewhat cursive hammered style. The flan shows greenish-grey patination with areas of copper-red exposed at high points. |
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Muhammad Khan ruled the Ilkhanate for barely two years before the dynasty effectively dissolved around him — his reign marks the period when the unified Ilkhanid state was already fragmenting into competing successor powers across Persia and Anatolia. Copper fals of this period were minted under increasingly localized authority, making precise mint attribution difficult even for well-documented pieces. Diler's cataloguing of this type remains one of the few systematic references for late Ilkhanid copper.