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1 Fals - Anonymous Sultanabad mint
| Issuer | Sultanabad, City of |
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| Shape | Rectangular (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Double-headed eagle displayed in Russian imperial style, occupying the central field of the irregular rectangular flan, with wings spread and bodies rendered in low relief. Decorative pellet-and-berry vine borders arch across the upper field. The eagle's feet are depicted with talons spread, resting on the lower edge of the design. The overall style reflects Russian artistic influence adapted to local hammered coinage production. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a multi-line Arabic inscription in fluid naskh script, filling the entire face of the irregular rectangular flan. The legend, executed in bold strokes with characteristic calligraphic flourishes, likely includes the mint name Sultanabad and a religious formula. No border or decorative frame is present, the inscription extending nearly to the edges of the planchet. |
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Sultanabad — modern Arak in central Iran — functioned as a regional administrative center under the Qajar dynasty, and anonymous copper fals from this mint present persistent attribution challenges. The A#3265 reference places this among a class of issues where the absence of a ruler's name was either a deliberate local practice or the result of dies cut by craftsmen working outside direct central authority.