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| Emittent | Delhi Sultanate |
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| Jahr | 1266-1287 |
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| Form | Round (irregular) |
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| Aversbeschreibung | Crudely hammered field bearing a stylized equestrian figure in relief, depicting a horseman mounted on a galloping horse facing right, rendered in the debased Indo-Muslim style characteristic of early Delhi Sultanate subsidiary coinage. The design is deeply struck but shows considerable irregularity in flan shape and surface texture, consistent with hand-hammered billon production. The inscription 'Mas`ud' appears in highly stylized Nagari-derived script within the field. The overall composition fills the flan with minimal border treatment, reflecting the utilitarian nature of the jital denomination. |
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| Reverslegende | as-sultan/al-a`zam `Ala/ud-duniya wa ud-din |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
Balban's reign marked a decisive break from the Slave Dynasty's earlier tolerance of Turkish aristocratic power-sharing. He systematically dismantled the "Forty" — the corps of powerful Turkish nobles who had dominated court politics for decades — executing or exiling them to consolidate absolute authority. This coin circulated through that purge, issued by a sultan who considered himself the shadow of God on earth and modeled his court ceremonial consciously on Sassanid Persian precedent.
The billon content reflects chronic silver shortages that plagued the Delhi Sultanate's mints intermittently throughout the 13th century.