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1 Ghani - Shah Ahmad I
| Issuer | Bahmani Sultanate |
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| Year | 1422-1434 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Hammered copper flan bearing three lines of bold Naskh Arabic script arranged horizontally across the field. The legends read, from top to bottom: 'al-Mutawakkil 'ala Allah' (He who trusts in God), 'al-Rahman al-Mun'im' (The Merciful, the Benefactor), and 'al-Ghani' (the self-sufficient, referencing the denomination). The irregular flan exhibits typical die-struck relief with slightly uneven surfaces and green patination consistent with medieval Deccani copper coinage. No border ornamentation or geometric frame is present, the inscriptions filling the available field. |
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| Reverse description | Hammered reverse displaying four lines of Naskh Arabic script across the field, recording the full royal titulature and genealogy of the issuing sultan. The legend reads: 'al-Sultan Ahmad Shah' (the Sultan Ahmad Shah), 'ibn Ahmad ibn al-Hasan' (son of Ahmad, son of al-Hasan), 'al-Bahmani' (of the Bahmani dynasty), followed by 'Sana' (year), the final line indicating provision for a regnal year to be struck. The script is deeply incuse with characteristic hammered irregularity, and the flan shows natural copper oxidation and surface wear consistent with extended circulation. |
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Ahmad Shah I consolidated Bahmani power after decades of internal fracture, moving the capital to Bidar in 1425 — a shift that reoriented the entire administrative and minting apparatus of the sultanate. Copper fractions from his reign are poorly documented in contemporary sources, and surviving examples show wide variation in flan preparation and strike placement, suggesting decentralized production across multiple mint sites rather than a single controlled facility.