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1/2 Dinar - Turanshah II Jarun
| Issuer | Emirate of Qalhati |
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| Year | 1427-1456 |
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| Currency | Dinar (628/632-1598) |
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| Obverse description | Hammered gold flan bearing multiple horizontal lines of Arabic script in a bold, somewhat crude calligraphic style characteristic of Gulf regional coinage of the 15th century. The legends are struck across the irregular flan in several registers, with the text filling the field. The strike is slightly off-center, resulting in partially visible inscriptions near the periphery. The surface shows the typical rough texture of hammered gold coinage of this period and region. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse of this hammered gold half dinar displaying bold Arabic script arranged in sweeping, cursive registers across the irregular flan. The calligraphy is characteristic of the Qalhati emirate's coinage tradition, with the legend distributed across the field in a fluid, somewhat informal naskh-influenced style. The flan edges are ragged and uneven, consistent with hand-cut gold planchets of the period. Dotted diacritical marks are visible on several letter forms, aiding legibility of the ruler's name and titulature. |
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| Edge | Plain. |
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