Tanka - Sultan Husayn Abu’l-Ghazi - 3rd reign - Post-Reform Type Herat mint

€311,186.00
IssuerTimurid Empire
Year1490-1506
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Tanka
CurrencyTanka (1370-1507)
CompositionSilver
Weight4.78 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) A#2432.3
Obverse descriptionKalima with names and epithets of the four Rashidun Caliphs in the four surrounding panels
Obverse scriptArabic
Obverse lettering
(Translation: lā ilāha illā Allāh / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh  There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the apostle of Allah)
Reverse description
Reverse scriptArabic
Reverse letteringالسلطان الأعظم أبو الغازي حسين السلطان بهادر خلادة الله تعالى ملكه وسلطانه به بود هرات
(Translation: `al-sulṭān al-aʿẓam Abuʾl-ghāzī Ḥusayn sulṭān bahādur khallada Allāh taʿālā mulkahū wa sulṭānahū beh būd-e Harāt  The supreme sultan Abuʾl-Ghazi Husayn Sultan Bahadur. May Allah, the Exalted, perpetuate his kingdom and sovereignty Prosperity of Herat)
Edge
Mint
Mintage895 (1490)  - -
ND (1490-1506)  - -
896 (1491)  - -
899 (1494)  - -
899 (1494)  - -
900 (1495)  - -
906 (1501)  - -
Catalog ID3615303650
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