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1 Falus - Anonymous Bukhara
| Issuer | Bukhara, City of |
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| Year | 1429 |
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| Weight | 4.98 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing Arabic inscriptions in typical Timurid calligraphic style, with multiple lines of legend occupying the majority of the flan. The script is boldly struck in raised relief against a granular, uneven field characteristic of hammered copper coinage. The lettering is partially worn and struck off-center, as is common for anonymous Bukharan fulus of this period. The irregular flan exhibits the characteristic rough edges of a hand-cut copper planchet. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a large Arabic letter or word in raised relief, enclosed within a plain inner circle. Surrounding the central device is a prominent border of incuse triangular or arrowhead ornaments arranged in a continuous ring around the periphery, a decorative motif characteristic of Bukharan anonymous copper fulus of the early 15th century. The flan is irregular and somewhat broader than the die, with the ornamental border partially visible around the entire circumference. |
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| Edge | Plain. |
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