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1/2 Bisti anonymous Two Lions
| Issuer | Kartli, Kingdom of (1490-1762) |
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| Year | 1703 |
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| Reference(s) | A#3270, Bennett Geor#834 |
| Obverse description | Central field occupied by Arabic-script legends arranged in multiple lines across the flan, struck in the characteristic bold hammered style of Georgian copper coinage of the early eighteenth century. The inscription, executed in a cursive hand, fills the field with characteristic irregularity resulting from the hammered technique. The flan edges are irregular and somewhat ragged, typical of locally produced copper fulus coinage of the period. Surface patina is a deep reddish-brown with traces of green cuprite corrosion. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicting a heraldic lion passant, rendered in a bold and stylised manner characteristic of Kartlian copper coinage, set within a shield-shaped cartouche. The lion is shown in profile with head turned to face the viewer, with a crown above and a raised forepaw. A surrounding marginal legend in Mkhedruli Georgian script encircles the central device, with the entire composition struck on an irregularly shaped flan consistent with the hammered production method. The field retains strong relief in the central device against a broadly flat ground. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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