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1/2 Tanka - Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud Fathabad
| Issuer | Sultanate of Bengal (Indian Sultanates) |
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| Year | 1527 |
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| Reference(s) | GG#B902 |
| Obverse description | Central circular cartouche enclosing a multi-line Arabic-script legend in bold raised relief, set against a flat field. Surrounding the inner circle, a broad marginal band carries a continuous Persian inscription in characteristic Bengal Sultanate calligraphic style. The lettering is deeply struck with angular, bold strokes typical of mid-sixteenth-century Bengali hammered coinage. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the periphery, consistent with hand-cut fabric of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Central circular cartouche containing a multi-line Persian legend in raised relief, mirroring the obverse layout. The surrounding marginal legend records the mint name Fathabad and the regnal or Hijri date, arranged in bold calligraphic script around the circumference. The die workmanship displays the characteristic flat-field hammered style of the Bengal Sultanate, with slightly uneven strike pressure visible across the flan. The irregular flan edge is typical of hand-manufactured half-tanka fabric of this period. |
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| Mintage | 933 (1527) |
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