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1/3 Gani - Ala Al Din Humayun Shah Gulbarga
| Issuer | Bahmani Sultanate |
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| Year | 1458-1461 |
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| Currency | Tanka (1347-1518) |
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| Obverse description | Irregular hammered copper flan bearing a multi-line Arabic inscription in bold Naskh script arranged across the field. The legends, though partially off-flan due to the irregular striking, reference the royal titulature of Sultan Ala al-Din Humayun Shah. The inscription is rendered in raised relief against a flat, undecorated field with no border ornamentation. Surface shows characteristic green patination consistent with medieval Indian copper coinage of the Bahmani Sultanate. |
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| Reverse description | Hammered copper reverse displaying a multi-line Arabic inscription in Naskh script, arranged centrally across the field. The legends reference the mint name Gulbarga (Ahsanabad) and likely the regnal or religious formulaic text standard to Bahmani coinage of this period. The script is boldly struck in raised relief, with portions of the legend running to the edge of the irregular flan. A small central dot is visible within the inscription field, a common device on Bahmani copper fractions. |
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Ala al-Din Humayun Shah ruled the Bahmani Sultanate for just three years before his death in 1461, a reign marked by reported cruelty severe enough that contemporary chroniclers — including Ferishta — described court officials living in genuine fear of arbitrary execution. The Bahmani copper fractional issues from this period are poorly documented in Western numismatic literature, surviving almost exclusively in South Asian institutional collections.