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Falus - Moulay 'Abd al-Rahman 2nd Standard, Rabat
| Issuer | Sultanate of Morocco |
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| Year | 1835-1855 |
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| Weight | 2.5-3.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Irregularly shaped hammered bronze flan displaying a central six-pointed star (Star of Solomon / Seal of Solomon) formed by two interlocking triangles, executed in raised relief against a flat field. A small central pellet occupies the intersection of the star's lines. The geometric motif is enclosed within a plain circular border, characteristic of Moroccan Alaoui dynasty copper coinage of the mid-nineteenth century. The flan is notably convex and shows the irregular edges typical of hand-hammered production. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Irregularly shaped hammered bronze flan bearing a crudely struck Arabic legend distributed across the field in two or more lines, naming the mint city Rabat (رباط) accompanied by a Hijri date. The legends are weakly and unevenly struck, as is typical of provincial Moroccan falus coinage of this period, with portions of the inscription partially off-flan or flat due to the hammered technique. The overall design is characteristic of the second standard falus type struck under Sultan Moulay Abd al-Rahman at the Rabat mint. |
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