† Coins of India. Princely States. Awadh, Wajid ‘Ali, Copper Falus (6), AH 1266, AH 1267, AH 1270 (3), AH 1272 (KM 351.2, 351.3); Fal us Fractions, struck from special dies: ½-Falus, AH 1270 Year 8, ¼-Falus (4), AH 1270 Year 7, AH 127 0 Year 8 (2), AH 1270 Year x, ⅛ -Falus (2), AH 1270 Year 8, AH 1270 Year x (KM 345, 347, 349), with contemporary imitations of Awadh Falus (11). Fine to very fine, some scarce.(24) In AH 1270 a series of dies was produced to fit not only the planchets of full Falus but also a series of fractional Falus, each fraction having dies made to size. Contemporary imitations of Awadh Falus are common and were made in various places, some well-known for producing imitations of various types of copper coinage, which were then exported to where they would have been accepted for circulation. Part of the David Fore Collection of British Indian Coins. £100-150
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