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Gold Tanka - Nasir al-din Nusrat
| Issuer | Sultanate of Bengal (Indian Sultanates) |
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| Year | 1518-1532 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Hammered gold tanka with the entire field occupied by a multi-line Arabic legend in bold, deeply struck Naskh script arranged in four horizontal registers within a plain raised border. The inscription reads the royal titulature of Sultan Nasir al-din Nusrat Shah, proclaiming him 'al-sultan bin al-sultan nasir al-dunya wa'l-din abu'l muzaffar.' The flat, unadorned field displays the characteristic irregular flan of Bengal sultanate coinage, with no decorative devices or geometric framework. The bold, deeply incised calligraphy fills the entire coin surface, reflecting the aniconic tradition of Islamic numismatics in medieval Bengal. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse field entirely occupied by a multi-line Arabic legend in bold Naskh script, disposed in four horizontal registers within a plain raised linear border. The inscription bears the sultan's patronymic and dynastic affiliation, reading 'nusrat shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan al-husaini khallada mulkahu' (may his reign be eternal), affirming his descent from Husain Shah, founder of the Husain Shahi dynasty of Bengal. The script is deeply and prominently struck, with characteristic bold strokes filling the irregular hammered flan. No pictorial devices, mint name, or date appear on this face, consistent with Bengal sultanate gold tanka typology. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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