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Falus - Anonymous Kashan mint
| Issuer | City of Kashan (Iranian Cities) |
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| Year | 1727 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Reverse bears a bold Arabic multi-line inscription in large Naskh script occupying the entire field, reading the mint and denomination legend associated with this anonymous Kashan falus issue. The lettering is deeply struck and boldly raised, characteristic of the hammered provincial copper coinage of Safavid and post-Safavid Iran. The script fills the flan with little or no border decoration, and the irregular flan edges are typical of hand-struck copper issues from this period. Traces of green cuprite patina are visible in the recessed areas of the legend. |
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Kashan's municipal copper issues of the early eighteenth century occupy an awkward administrative gap — struck not by Safavid imperial authority but by the city itself during a period when central mint control had effectively collapsed following the Afghan invasion of 1722 and the sack of Isfahan. The falus coinage produced by Iranian cities during this interregnum varies wildly in weight and fabric, reflecting local rather than imperial standards.