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1/2 Tanka - Firuz Shah Tughluq
| Issuer | Delhi Sultanate |
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| Year | 1351-1388 |
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| Thickness | 3 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by bold Arabic calligraphy in multiple lines, characteristic of the Tughluq hammered billon coinage. The legend, rendered in a robust cursive hand, fills the flan to its edges with the royal and religious titulature of Sultan Firuz Shah Tughluq. The lettering is deeply struck in high relief against a flat, unornamented field. The coin's irregular, slightly ragged rim is typical of hammered production. No border or marginal decorative element is present. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse field similarly occupied entirely by multi-line Arabic inscription in bold hammered relief, conveying the sultan's royal titles and the Islamic profession of faith or related formulaic text. The script is arranged in three or more lines filling the available flan, with letters closely spaced and interlocking in the typical Tughluq epigraphic style. The surface shows areas of natural patina and minor die wear consistent with circulation. The irregular flan edge is unbordered, and no mint name or date is discernible on this face. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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