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1 Tanka - Nasir al-din Mahmud shah I
| Issuer | Gujarat, Sultanate of |
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| Year | 1484-1511 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Two lines of bold Arabic legend in the field, arranged horizontally across the flan in a characteristic Gujarat Sultanate style. The inscription occupies virtually the entire coin surface, executed in a stylised, angular script typical of hammered copper coinage of the period. The coin exhibits a thick flan with an irregular rounded edge and shows green patination consistent with aged copper. The lettering is deeply struck and raised in relief against a flat field. |
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| Reverse description | Bold Arabic legend filling the entire field, arranged in two or three lines within an informal rectangular frame or cartouche formed by the inscription itself. The script is angular and deeply struck in high relief, characteristic of the hammered coinage of the Gujarat Sultanate under Mahmud Shah I. The flan is thick and irregular, with green cuprite patination across the surface. No border or decorative elements are present beyond the inscriptional text. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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