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1 Tanka - Shams al-din Firuz Lakhnauti
| Issuer | Bengal Sultanate |
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| Year | 1300-1320 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears a multi-line Arabic legend in Naskh script proclaiming the royal titulature of the issuing sultan: 'Al-Sultan al-Azam Shams al-Dunya wa'l-Din Abu'l-Muzaffar Firuz Shah al-Sultan.' The inscription is arranged in horizontal lines within an undecorated field, characteristic of early Bengal Sultanate hammered coinage, with no figurative imagery in keeping with Islamic numismatic tradition. |
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| Reverse description | Central field contains an Arabic legend in Naskh script invoking the Abbasid Caliph al-Musta'sim, rendered as 'Al-Imam al-Musta'sim Amir al-Mu'minin.' The marginal legend, arranged around the periphery of the coin, records the mint name Hadrat Lakhnauti and the regnal date, following the standard formula of Bengal Sultanate tanka coinage of this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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