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1 Tanka - Alam Shah
| Issuer | Delhi Sultanate |
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| Year | 1448-1449 |
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| Diameter | 20 mm |
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| Obverse description | Circular hammered billon tanka bearing a multi-line Arabic legend in angular Naskh script filling the entire field within a plain border. The central inscription reads the royal titles and name of the sultan, identifying him as 'Ala al-Dunya wa'l-Din Abu'l-Muzaffar Alam Shah ibn Muhammad Shah. The lettering is bold and densely arranged, characteristic of late Sayyid dynasty coinage from the Delhi Sultanate. No figurative imagery is present, consistent with Islamic numismatic convention. |
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| Reverse description | Circular hammered billon tanka with a multi-line Arabic legend in Naskh script occupying the entire reverse field within a plain border. The inscription continues the royal genealogy, reading 'ibn Farid Shah al-Sultan' along with the regnal date expressed in the Hijri calendar. The script is boldly struck though with characteristic flatness and irregularity typical of mid-15th century Delhi Sultanate hammered coinage. No mint mark or decorative motif is present beyond the textual legend. |
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| Mintage | 852 (1448) - - 853 (1449) - - |
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