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1 Tanka - Khidr Khan
| Issuer | Delhi Sultanate |
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| Year | 1414-1415 |
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| Reference(s) | KM# D625 |
| Obverse description | Epigraphic type with no figurative imagery, the field occupied entirely by a three-line Arabic inscription arranged horizontally within a plain circular border. The legends are struck in bold naskh script characteristic of early Sayyid dynasty coinage, reading 'fi ahd / al-sultan / al-a'zam' (in the reign of / the Sultan / the Most Exalted). The die work is typical of hammered billon tanka production at the Delhi mint, with slightly uneven strike and natural flan irregularities at the periphery. |
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| Reverse description | Epigraphic reverse bearing a three-line Arabic inscription in naskh script, reading 'Khidr Khan / na'ib amir / al-mu'minin' (Khidr Khan / Deputy of the Commander / of the Faithful), reflecting the ruler's deliberate adoption of a subordinate title acknowledging Timurid suzerainty rather than claiming independent sovereignty. The legend fills the central field, with natural flow lines and surface porosity consistent with the billon alloy and hammered production technique. The circular border is plain, and the overall strike exhibits the characteristic unevenness of early fifteenth-century Delhi Sultanate coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | خضر خان نائب امير المؤمنين |
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