Tanka - `Shahrukhi` - Husain Ibn Baiqara Herat Mint

€68,840.00
IssuerTimurid Empire
Year1469-1506
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Tanka
CurrencyTanka (1370-1507)
CompositionSilver
Weight4.66 g
Dimensions25 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Mitch WI#1965
Obverse description
Obverse script
Obverse letteringIn central cartouche: `bih bud harat` Field: `al-sultan al-a’zam / abu’l-ghazi husayn sultan / bahadur khallada allah ta’ala mulkahu / wa sultanahu, unread date or the three-circle Timurid tamgha (seal)`
(Translation: In central cartouche: “prosperity (referring to the coin) Harat` Field: “the Supreme Sultan, Abu’l-Ghazi Husayn Sultan the Brave, may God the most high protect his sovereignty and sultanate” unread date or the three-circle Timurid tamgha`)
Reverse description
Reverse script
Reverse letteringIn central quatrefoil: `la ilah illa allah / muhammad rasul allah` In marginal cartouches: `aba bakr al-sadiq, ‘umar al-faruq, ‘uthman al-‘affan, ‘ali al-murtada`
(Translation: In central quatrefoil: “no god but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God” In marginal cartouches: The names of the four “Rightly Guided” Caliphs with their epithets, “Abu Bakr the faithful, ‘Umar who distinguishes truth from falsehood, ‘Uthman the Defender, ‘Ali the chosen one”.)
EdgePlain
Mint
MintageND (1469-1506)  - 873-911AH (3rd Reign) -
Catalog ID1862075820
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