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⅔ Falus - Taj ud din Firuz Shah
| Issuer | Bahmani Sultanate |
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| Year | 1397-1422 |
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| Value | ⅔ Falus (1⁄72) |
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| Reverse description | Reverse field displays a boldly struck Arabic legend in Naskh script, occupying the central area of the flan and arranged in multiple lines. Decorative or ornamental devices, possibly floral or geometric elements, appear in the field surrounding the inscription, consistent with Bahmani Sultanate copper coinage conventions. The surface retains areas of olive-brown patina with traces of earthen encrustation typical of circulated Deccan copper issues. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Taj ud-Din Firuz Shah ruled the Bahmani Sultanate for over two decades and is remembered as one of its most administratively sophisticated sultans — he maintained diplomatic correspondence with the Timurid court at Samarkand and reportedly kept a personal library of considerable size. The fractional fals denominations issued under his reign reflect a monetized local economy that required small change for everyday transactions across the Deccan markets.
The two-thirds denomination is an unusual subdivision, more characteristic of pre-Sultanate weight traditions persisting into the new Islamic monetary framework than of any centralized design decision.