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1 Tanka - Qutb-ud-Din Bahadur Shah
| Issuer | Sultanate of Gujarat |
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| Year | 1525-1534 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Hammered copper flan bearing a multi-line Arabic legend disposed across the field in the characteristic calligraphic style of the Gujarat Sultanate. The inscription, rendered in bold Naskh script, occupies the entire face and incorporates the regnal title and name of the sultan. The Hijri date 938 (corresponding to 1532 AD) appears prominently within the legend. The coin shows the characteristic irregular flan shape typical of hammered issues of this period, with a patina of green verdigris consistent with its copper alloy composition. |
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| Obverse lettering | ۹٣٨ 938 |
| Reverse description | Hammered copper flan displaying a bold multi-line Arabic legend in Naskh script, filling the entire field within a plain border. The inscription bears the full royal titulature of Sultan Bahadur Shah: 'Qutb al-Dunya wa'l-Din Abu'l Fath Bahadur Shah al-Sultan', arranged in horizontal registers across the die. The bold, deeply struck characters are characteristic of the Gujarat mint tradition of the early sixteenth century. The surface exhibits green cuprite patination typical of long-circulated copper coinage from the Sultanate period. |
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