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1/3 Gani - Shams-ud-din Mohammad Shah III
| Issuer | Bahmani Sultanate |
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| Year | 1463-1482 |
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| Value | ⅓ Gani (1⁄24) |
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| Obverse description | Crude hammered copper flan bearing a multi-line Arabic legend in the field, executed in a bold, angular Naskh-derived script characteristic of Bahmani coinage. The inscription reads the honorific titles of Sultan Shams-ud-din Mohammad Shah III, distributed across the coin face without a defined border. The irregular flan displays typical die-struck unevenness with flat spots and surface granularity consistent with medieval Islamic hammered coinage. No figurative motifs or geometric ornaments are present; the entire design field is devoted to the calligraphic legend. |
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| Reverse description | Hammered copper reverse bearing a multi-line Arabic legend distributed across the field in bold, rudimentary Naskh script, naming the sultan and his lineage. The inscription occupies the full coin face, with individual letter forms showing the characteristic crudeness of Bahmani provincial die-cutting. A simple linear border or partial pellet arrangement frames the legend on the periphery, visible on portions of the surviving flan edge. The overall presentation is consistent with small-denomination copper coinage of the Bahmani Sultanate, where calligraphic fidelity is subordinate to functional legibility. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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