Falus - Zaydan al-Nasir - Marrakech

Zaydan al-Nasir ruled a Saadian sultanate in slow collapse — his reign consumed by civil war against his brothers and the catastrophic 1603–1608 succession conflict that fractured Morocco into competing courts at Marrakech and Fez simultaneously. Falus coinage of this period was essentially emergency municipal currency, filling the vacuum left by the near-complete breakdown of long-distance trade and central treasury function. Brethes catalogued these pieces with notable difficulty due to the proliferation of unofficial and semi-official striking centers operating under Zaydan's nominal authority.