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1 Tanka - Nasir Al-Din Mahmud Shah III
| Issuer | Sultanate of Gujarat |
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| Year | 1537-1555 |
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| Value | 1 Tanka |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a multi-line Arabic inscription in cursive Naskh script arranged across the field within a linear border that follows the irregular outline of the flan. The legend, spread over two or three registers, records the mint and regnal dating formula typical of Gujarat Sultanate copper tankas, with the Hijri year indicated. The die-work is characteristic of hammered provincial coinage, with slightly uneven strike and moderate wear, the surface showing areas of reddish-brown and green patination consistent with long circulation. |
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| Mintage | 943 (1537) - - 944 (1538) - - 945 (1539) - - 946 (1540) - - 947 (1541) - - 948 (1542) - - 949 (1543) - - 950 (1544) - - 951 (1545) - - 952 (1546) - - 953 (1546) - - 954 (1547) - - 955 (1548) - - 956 (1549) - - 957 (1550) - - 958 (1551) - - 959 (1552) - - 960 (1553) - - 961 (1554) - - 962 (1555) - - |
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Nasir al-Din Mahmud Shah III ruled Gujarat during its accelerating decline, a period when Portuguese pressure on western Indian ports was dismantling the sultanate's control over Arabian Sea trade. The revenue implications were severe enough that copper coinage saw irregular production and inconsistent weight standards across the reign. This piece falls within that window.