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1 Tenga - 'Arab Muhammad Walid of Balkh
| Issuer | Walid of Balkh |
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| Year | 1720-1732 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by an Arabic legend in stylized script, enclosed within a double dotted inner circle. The inscription, rendered in a cursive hand, fills the central area of the flan. The surrounding field is plain and irregular, characteristic of hammered coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing the Kalima (Islamic declaration of faith) in Arabic script, arranged within a dotted circular border. The legend is distributed across the field in the typical manner of Central Asian hammered copper coinage. The outer rim is irregular and shows the characteristic flattened edge of a hand-struck flan. |
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| Reverse lettering | لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله |
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