Falus - Nasir al-Din Mahmud Shah AH843-863 1440-1458AD

Features

Issuer Sultanate of Jaunpur (Indian Sultanates)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 844-865 (1440-1461)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value 1 Falus
Currency Tanka (1394-1479)
Composition Copper
Weight 4.5 g
Diameter 15 mm
Thickness 3 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
71028
References GG# J16
Stan Goron, J. P. Goenka; 2001. The Coins of the Indian Sultanates : Covering the Area of Present-day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, New Delhi, India.

Obverse

The Jaunpur sultanate was an independent kingdom of northern India between 1394 to 1479, whose rulers ruled from Jaunpur or Jounpoor in the present day state of Uttar Pradesh. The Jaunpur sultanate was ruled by the Sharqi dynasty
Nasir al-Din Mahmud Shah, Sultan of Jaunpur spanning the years 1440 through 1458
Date on this coin : 850 in old Hindu-Arabic numeral system (1446-1447)

Lettering: Mahmud shah bin ibrahim shah sultani khulidat mamlakatahu

Reverse

Date Eastern Arabic

Lettering: Al-Khalifa Amir Al-Momenin Khulidat Khilafatahu

Edge

Plain

Comments

Nasir al-Din Mahmud Shah AH 843-863, 1440-1458AD
Weight varies. GG notes the weight as 4.5-4.7g.
There is no discussion in GG as to whether 865 is a posthumous issue or erroneous 856.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
844 (1440) 
ND (1440-1458)  844-861
845 (1442) 
846 (1443) 
847 (1444) 
848 (1445) 
849 (1446) 
850 (1447)  1446-1447
851 (1447) 
852 (1448) 
853 (1449) 
854 (1450) 
855 (1451) 
856 (1452) 
857 (1453) 
858 (1454) 
859 (1455) 
860 (1456) 
861 (1457) 
865 (1461)  posthumous?

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