Civic copper of Kashan with a remarkable calligraphy

[saro]

Among the thick civic coppers of Kashan of "lion & sun" type (+/- 18,5g / "zarb falus Kashan"), I noticed a variety of script where the "shin ش" of "Kashan" and the "sin س " of "falus are melted together to give an uncommon bifid combinated word.
This coin is not very scarce, but I never heard about this particularity.

I described, some time ago, another similar case for an afghan falus of Balkh, where the loops of the "sin" of "falus" and the one at end of "Balkh" were combinated : see here

[aws22]

Beautiful, how the calligraphy works in such limited available space; thank you Saro for sharing this.

Maythem

[Figleaf]

I wonder if the die sinkers had punches for standard expressions. What you are drawing could be the result of a punch that was misplaced on the die...

Peter

[saro]

Thank you Maythem and Peter 

I wonder if the die sinkers had punches for standard expressions. What you are drawing could be the result of a punch that was misplaced on the die...

I don't think, Peter, that it could be the result of a kind of striking error, but really a variety of calligraphy.
I bought in the past a lot of 20 coins of Kashan, all "lion & sun" type, and among these I have detected 3 varieties :
- 15 coins with the mint name over "falus",
- 2 with the mint name under "falus"
- 3 with the mint name over "falus" and welded letters of "falus & Kashan".

I posted one of this particularity here from a different die.

[capnbirdseye]

I recall having one or two Sultanate coins with similar types of joined calligraphy whilst others of the same type show normal engraving, it must be die engravers getting over enthusiastic!

[saro]

Thank you Vic for this comment; no doubt many examples exist, we just have to be pay attention to the legends...
The calligraphy  allows to play with the letters and for the engraver, to associate originality, aesthetics and also a practical aspect when it comes to placing a legend in the very small area offered by a coin.

[THCoins]

Intrigueing find !

Anthony