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1 Tanka - Ala al Din Husain
| Issuer | Bengal Sultanate |
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| Year | 1494 |
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| Thickness | 3 mm |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver field bearing a multi-line Arabic legend in bold raised script, filling the entire coin face within an irregular flan. The central inscription carries the Kalima or royal title in characteristic Bengal Sultanate calligraphic style, with the Arabic text arranged in four to five lines across the field. The lettering is deeply struck and robust, characteristic of late fifteenth-century Bengal hammered coinage. The date AH 899 appears within the legend. The flan edges are irregular and slightly ragged, consistent with the hand-hammering technique of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ۷٩٩ (AH 899) |
| Reverse description | Hammered silver field displaying a multi-line Arabic inscription in bold raised relief, occupying the full extent of the coin face. The legend records the ruler's name and titles, reading in the style typical of Bengal Sultanate issues: 'Ala al-Din Husain Shah, Sultan of Bengal' distributed across several lines. The calligraphy is executed in a vigorous, somewhat angular hand consistent with late medieval Bengal mint practice. The field is undecorated save for the inscription, and the irregular flan boundary is evident at the periphery. Strike is somewhat uneven, as is characteristic of hammered issues of this series. |
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