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Dirham - Muhammad bin Tughluq Daulatabad
| Issuer | Sultanate of Delhi (Indian Sultanates) |
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| Year | 1325 |
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| Weight | 4.2 g |
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| Obverse script | Arabic/Nagari |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field is entirely occupied by a continuous Arabic legend in bold Naskh-style script, struck across the full surface of the irregularly shaped flan without a framing border. The inscription, reading 'sikka zad ja'iz dar ahd-i banda umidwar Muhammad Tughlaq' (currency struck, current in the reign of the hopeful servant Muhammad Tughlaq), fills the field in multiple registers with deeply incised, high-relief lettering. The hammered flan exhibits the characteristic surface texture and slight irregularity of Tughlaq-period brass coinage struck at Daulatabad. There is no subsidiary ornament or divisional device; the calligraphic legend alone constitutes the entire design. The die alignment is variable, consistent with the hand-struck production methods of the Delhi Sultanate. |
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| Mintage | 725 (1325) 752 |
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