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Falus - Anonymous Khoy mint
| Issuer | City of Khoy (Iranian Cities) |
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| Year | 1193 |
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| Value | 1 Falus (0.2) |
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| Obverse description | Two fish depicted in the Pisces configuration, arranged head-to-tail in opposing directions within the central field, rendered in low relief in a bold, simplified folk art style. The fish are enclosed within a beaded inner border that follows the round flan. The design draws on a longstanding talismanic tradition in Iranian civic coinage, where the Pisces motif served as the emblem of the city of Khoy. The surfaces show typical characteristics of hammered copper coinage, with slight irregularity in the strike. |
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| Reverse description | Three lines of Persian script in Nasta'liq style occupying the central field, reading the mint and date formula. The legend is set within a beaded inner border consistent with the obverse, with the text arranged in horizontal registers across the flan. The inscription names the denomination, the mint city of Khoy, and the AH date 1193, conforming to the standard anonymous falus format of Iranian municipal coinage of the period. |
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| Mint | خوی Khoy, Iran |
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