Summary

1/2 Falus coin, issued by Khudadad Khan in the Kalat (Qilat) Princely State, India, now in Pakistan.
Hammered copper coinage struck at the Kalat mint between 1281 and 1295 AH

Obverse Description

Within a circle of beads and a line circle, poorly struck up legend in Persian

Reverse Description

Poorly struck up legend in Persian, much off flan

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

The poor quality of this coin reflects the troubled period in which it was struck. "In 1863, a general revolt broke out with most of the tribal chieftains siding against Khudadad Khan. Khudadad was forced to flee and the chieftains elected his cousin, Sherdil, as khan. Sherdil Khan did not last long as Khan being killed by his own mercenary guard.Despite being returned to the throne by the tribal chieftains, Khudadad continued to have troubles administering the kingdom, and revolts continued." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khudadad_Khan_(Kalat)
By weight (3.43g.) the coin is a 1/2 Falus although this denomination is not listed in Krause. Valentine (p.222) refers to a coin (no.11) as "1/2 size" but does not call it a 1/2 Falus.

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