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Falus - Anonymous Rasht mint
| Issuer | Rasht, City of |
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| Weight | 16.64 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a rampant lion facing left, rendered in relief in a bold, stylized manner characteristic of Safavid-era provincial coinage. The lion is depicted with a raised forepaw and a prominent mane, set against a plain field. A dotted border runs along the coin's irregular periphery. The die workmanship reflects the hammered technique typical of local mint production. |
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| Mintage | ? |
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Rasht, the principal city of Gilan province on Iran's Caspian littoral, operated intermittently as an independent municipal mint during periods when Safavid and later Qajar central authority loosened its grip on the northern provinces. Anonymous copper falus of this type — bearing no ruler's name — were issued under local civic authority rather than imperial sanction, a practice that places them squarely within the fragmented monetary conditions of the post-Safavid interregnum. Album 3257 covers a broad municipal type, and attribution to Rasht specifically depends entirely on the mint name in the legends.