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1 Tanka - Muhammad bin Tughluq ino Al Mustakfi Billah
| Issuer | Delhi Sultanate |
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| Year | 1325-1351 |
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| Value | 1 Tanka |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a multi-line Arabic legend in naskh script arranged within a circular border, reading the name and titles of the Abbasid caliph Al-Mustakfi Billah, Commander of the Faithful, acknowledging his suzerainty. The lower portion of the field carries the mint and issue formula, stating that this coin was struck in the presence of Delhi. The legends are boldly struck in relief against a flat field, characteristic of Tughluq-period hammered coinage. The coin displays the irregular flan typical of hand-struck Delhi Sultanate issues of the fourteenth century. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field is entirely occupied by a three-line Arabic legend in naskh script, disposed horizontally across the flan within a circular border. The legend proclaims the supreme religious authority of the issuing sultan, reading 'Al-Imam al-A'zam / Khalifat Allah / fi al-'Alamin' — the Supreme Imam, Viceroy of God in the Worlds. The bold, raised lettering is characteristic of the hammered technique employed at the Delhi Mint during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq, with the flan showing the typical irregular edges of the period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1325-1351) |
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