1/2 Tanka - Hajji Muhammad I Arabshahid

Issuer	Khanate of Khiva (Khiva Khanate)
Year	1558-1602
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Shape	Round (irregular)
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Obverse description	Hammered silver flan with Arabic inscriptions occupying the central field, consisting of multiple lines of script in a typical Central Asian Islamic style. The legends, rendered in angular naskh or nasta'liq, likely contain the name and titles of the ruler Hajji Muhammad I. The strike is characteristic of the period, with weak and uneven impressions across the irregular flan. The field shows typical wear and surface granularity consistent with circulated hammered coinage of the Arabshahid dynasty.
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Reverse description	Reverse displaying multi-line Arabic inscriptions arranged within a central cartouche, bordered by a circular or dotted marginal legend. The text likely contains the Shahada or other religious formulae, along with the mint name and/or regnal information, consistent with Arabshahid tanka coinage. The script is in naskh or nasta'liq style, typical of Central Asian Islamic issues of the sixteenth century. The flan is irregular and slightly chipped at the rim, with areas of flat strike obscuring portions of the legend. Overall design follows the epigraphic tradition prevalent in the coinage of the Khiva Khanate.
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