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Tanka - '3 Miri' - Husain Ibn Baiqara Countermarked type - Samarqand
| Issuer | Timurid Empire |
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| Year | 1469-1506 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse of the host tanka remains partially visible beneath the countermark application, displaying multi-line Arabic legends arranged in a square cartouche typical of Timurid coinage of the late fifteenth century. Surrounding marginal inscriptions in Naskh script occupy the fields beyond the central cartouche, though many legends are obscured or distorted by the double-striking effect of the overlying countermark. The flan edges are notably irregular, consistent with hammered production and administrative revaluation practices of the Timurid mint at Samarqand. |
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Husain Bayqara's long rule over Khorasan from Herat was the last genuine flowering of Timurid power — a court that patronized Jami, Bihzad, and Alisher Navoi while the dynasty's grip on Transoxiana steadily collapsed. The Samarqand countermark on this piece reflects that fragmentation directly: local monetary authority asserting control over coins struck elsewhere, a practice that multiplied as Timurid successor territories struggled to maintain coherent currency systems in the face of Uzbek pressure from the north.
The '3 Miri' designation indicates a fiscal valuation stamp rather than a denomination struck at issue — applied after the fact to fix exchange rates within a specific market or administrative zone.