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1/2 Tanka - Muhammad Bin Tughluq Daulatabad mint
| Issuer | Delhi Sultanate |
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| Year | 1334 |
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| Currency | Tanka (1206-1526) |
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| Obverse description | Hammered copper flan bearing a densely packed multi-line Arabic inscription in the field, executed in a cursive Naskh hand typical of Tughluq-period coinage. The legend occupies the entire obverse field without a central device, with additional marginal text running along the inner border. The strike is characteristic of hand-hammered Sultanate production, resulting in an irregular flan with slightly uneven relief. Traces of a circular border are visible around the periphery. |
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| Reverse description | Hammered copper reverse displaying a bold multi-line Arabic inscription filling the entire field, with a decorative foliate or geometric inner border framing the legend. The central text is struck in a clear Naskh script with well-defined strokes, surrounded by a leaf-and-dot ornamental border running around the inner periphery. The flan is irregular in outline, consistent with hand-hammered Sultanate mint production at Daulatabad. The reverse bears the remarkable inscription alluding to the sultan's role in maintaining social order among his subjects. |
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| Mint | Daulatabad |
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