Morocco AH 1310-Fs 4 falus
Under Moulay al-Hassan I, Morocco began production of milled coinage. Silver weights were standardized to a degree not obtainable in previous years. The denominations were changed to mazunas and dirhams, with 1 dirham = 50 mazunas. The 'crown' denomination was one rial, which was equal to ten dirhams. Starting from the time of al-Hassan I, the ruler was honored on the coins not directly by name, but by a word or expression that alluded to him.
Shown is a ten mazunas (4 falus) bronze coin from the Fez mint. The date is AH 1310, or 1893 AD. It was lot 14299 and sold for $253 in Heritage sale 397 (New York, January, 2006). The catalog description reads: "Moulay al-Hasan I 10 Mazunas (4 Falus) 1310AH Fez Mint, nice brown XF, trace of red on the reverse, very scarce grade for this local copper coinage." The second specimen was lot 3697 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $420. The catalog description[1] noted, "MOROCCO: al-Hasan I, 1873-1894, AE 5 fulus, AH1310, wonderful brown patina, a lovely example of this large copper, NGC graded AU58 BN."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 11.54 g, bronze, 33.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM Y3.
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- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.
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