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Fals Countermark "Dangi zarb Bukhara"

Issuer City of Bukhara (Central Asian cities)
Year 832 (1429)
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Currency Falus
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Obverse description Countermark applied to the field of a hammered copper fals, bearing the Persian-script legend ضرب دانگی بخارا (zarb dangi Bukhara), meaning 'struck dangi of Bukhara,' arranged in multiple lines within a recessed punch impression at the centre of the flan. The countermark legend is clearly legible in raised Arabic script against the worn and porous surface of the host coin. The irregular flan exhibits the characteristic rough edges and uneven fabric typical of Central Asian hammered copper coinage of the Timurid period. The underlying host coin type is largely obliterated by the countermark and general wear, with only traces of the original design visible in the fields.
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Obverse lettering ضرب دانگی بخارا
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Mint Bukhara, Uzbekistan
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