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1/3 Falus - Abu Hasan Qutb Shah
| Issuer | Sultanate of Golkonda |
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| Year | 1083-1098 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Irregular square flan with a three-line Persian mint and issue legend contained within a plain rectangular border. The inscription reads 'Zarb / Dar al-Saltanat / Golkonda', indicating the coin was struck at the royal mint of Golkonda, the seat of the Qutb Shahi sultanate. The naskh lettering is boldly rendered but shows the characteristic irregularity of hammered copper production. The flan surface exhibits pronounced die-shift and edge cracking consistent with the informal striking technique employed for low-denomination copper issues. Heavy brown and green patination is present throughout the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | ضرب دار السلطنت گلکنده |
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Abu Hasan Qutb Shah ruled Golkonda from 1672 until the sultanate's violent end in 1687, when Aurangzeb's Mughal forces besieged the fortress city for eight months before a gate was reportedly opened by a traitor. The conquest permanently ended the Qutb Shahi dynasty and folded the Deccan into the expanding Mughal empire — making this copper issue one of the final coinage types produced by an independent Golkonda.
The AH dating range 1083–1098 spans nearly the entirety of Abu Hasan's reign, and copper fractions of this type circulated in a kingdom whose wealth derived largely from diamond mining at Kollur.