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1/2 Tanka - Shams al-Din Muzaffar Shah III
| Issuer | Sultanate of Gujarat |
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| Year | 1570-1573 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field divided into registers bearing Arabic inscriptions in Naskh script. The upper register contains the epithet 'al-mu'ayyad shams' (the divinely aided sun), while the lower register displays the AH regnal date 978. The legends are enclosed within a decorative cartouche with foliate border elements typical of Gujarati sultanate coinage. The overall layout follows the standard multi-line arrangement characteristic of late Gujarat Sultanate silver issues. |
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| Obverse lettering | المؤيد شمس ٩٧٨ |
| Reverse description | Central field bearing multi-line Arabic inscription in Naskh script arranged in horizontal registers within a decorative cartouche. The legend identifies the issuing ruler as Muzaffar Shah, sultan of Gujarat. The border is adorned with foliate and geometric ornamental devices consistent with the artistic conventions of Gujarat Sultanate hammered coinage. The irregular flan edges are characteristic of hand-struck issues of this period. |
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