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Fals - Mas'ud II Face type
| Issuer | Rûm Sultanate |
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| Year | 1284-1296 |
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| Value | 1 Fals (1⁄60) |
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| Reverse description | Three-line Arabic inscription fills the reverse field, arranged horizontally within a plain border on an irregular flan. The legend names the sultan and his honorific titles in the characteristic Seljuk epigraphic style. The lettering is bold but somewhat worn and unevenly struck, as is typical of hammered copper issues of the Rûm Sultanate. The field shows moderate die wear and surface corrosion consistent with the age and copper composition of the piece. |
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| Mintage | ND (1284-1296) - First Reign |
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Mas'ud II ruled the Sultanate of Rum as a Mongol client, his authority repeatedly interrupted — he was deposed, restored, deposed again, and restored once more across a reign fractured by Ilkhanid interference. Copper fals of this period circulated in an Anatolia that had been administratively absorbed into the Ilkhanate after Köse Dağ in 1243, meaning local coinage served a population navigating two overlapping political systems simultaneously.
The KM# 204.1 designation distinguishes this face type from parallel issues struck under the same reign, a series complicated by the multiple interruptions to Mas'ud II's rule.