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⅔ Falus - Ahmadnagar Sultan
| Issuer | Ahmadnagar Sultanate |
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| Year | 1496-1636 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Irregular hammered copper flan displaying a partially legible Arabic inscription within the field, arranged in multiple lines. The legend appears to reference the sultan's name or title, though significant die wear and surface corrosion obscure the precise reading. The coin shows characteristic irregular striking typical of Deccan Sultanate copper coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Irregular hammered copper flan bearing a bold Arabic inscription in the central field, with cursive letterforms radiating outward in a compressed arrangement. The design exhibits the rough, artisanal die-cutting style characteristic of Ahmadnagar Sultanate copper issues, with the legend likely recording the ruler's title or mint formula. Patchy blue-green and brown patina overlies the surface, consistent with extended burial or circulation. |
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The Ahmadnagar Sultanate, founded by Malik Ahmad in 1490 after breaking from the Bahmani Sultanate, maintained a fractional copper coinage that served local market transactions the silver-dominated treasury issues could not practically reach. The ⅔ falus denomination is an unusual fraction — most Islamic copper series in the Deccan worked in halves or thirds independently, not combined — suggesting a pragmatic monetary adjustment to local purchasing conventions rather than any centralized imperial directive.
Ahmadnagar was the last of the five Deccan Sultanates to fall to the Mughals, holding out until 1636 largely through the efforts of the regent Chand Bibi and later Malik Ambar.