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Falus 32 Rati - Firuz Shah Tughluq
| Issuer | Delhi Sultanate |
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| Year | 752-790 |
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| Value | 1 Jital (1⁄48) |
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| Obverse description | Epigraphic type bearing a bold multi-line legend in Naskh-style Arabic script filling the entire flan. The inscription reads 'Firoz Shah Sultan', rendering the royal titulature of Firuz Shah Tughluq III in bold relief against a plain, unadorned field. No decorative border, pellet ring, or subsidiary device frames the legend, reflecting the characteristically austere epigraphic aesthetic of Tughluq copper coinage. The lettering is large and forcefully struck, typical of the falus denomination issued under this ruler. Irregular flan edges result from the hand-hammered fabric standard to this series. |
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| Obverse lettering | فيروز شاه سلطان |
| Reverse description | Epigraphic reverse displaying a multi-line legend in Naskh-style Arabic script occupying the full face of the flan. The inscription reads 'Hazrat Delhi', identifying the royal mint city of Delhi as the place of issue and conferring upon it the honorific title 'Hazrat' denoting eminence. The legend is struck in bold relief against a flat, undecorated field, with no border, ornament, or subsidiary device present. This austere epigraphic composition is wholly consistent with the standard reverse type of Tughluq copper falus attributed to the reign of Firuz Shah. The irregular outline of the flan is characteristic of the hammered coinage fabric employed throughout this series. |
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