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1 Jital - Firuz Tughluq
| Issuer | Delhi Sultanate |
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| Year | 1352-1390 |
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| Thickness | 3.30 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central field inscribed with the mint formula 'Dar al-Mulk Dehli' (Abode of the Kingdom, Delhi) in Arabic Naskh script arranged across two lines. A notable calligraphic feature is present whereby the 'ra' of 'dar' is deliberately elongated to connect with the descending tail of the 'kaf' of 'mulk', forming a ligature characteristic of this issue. The flan is irregular and the strike slightly off-center, typical of hammered copper coinage of the Delhi Sultanate. No additional ornamental devices are present in the field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Firuz Shah Tughluq's reign was among the longest and most administratively active of the Delhi Sultanate — he ruled 37 years, rebuilt canals, founded cities, and issued coinage on a scale that reflected a deliberately stabilized economy after Muhammad bin Tughluq's catastrophic currency experiments of the 1320s–1340s. His predecessor had introduced a token brass and copper currency meant to substitute for silver, which collapsed spectacularly when the population counterfeited it en masse. Firuz's copper jitals represent a return to more conventional small denomination coinage, stripped of that earlier ambition.