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¾ Tanka - Ghiyath Shah
| Issuer | Malwa Sultanate |
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| Year | 1469-1500 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Square flan with four clipped (angled) corners, struck in the hammered tradition of the Khalji dynasty of Malwa. The field is occupied by multiple lines of Arabic legend in bold Naskh script, identifying the issuing authority as Sultan Ghiyath Shah of the Malwa Sultanate (r. 1469–1500). A prominent crescent symbol is visible in the lower central field, a characteristic device associated with Malwa copper coinage of this period. The legends are arranged in horizontal registers across the flan, with dot ornaments serving as dividers. The strike is characteristic of medieval Indian hammered copper issues, with some flatness at the margins. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Square flan with clipped corners, consistent with the obverse. The reverse displays multiple lines of Arabic legend in Naskh script arranged in horizontal registers across the field, continuing the royal titulature and religious formulae standard to Malwa Sultanate copper coinage. The surface shows typical wear and patination consistent with circulation use, with areas of green cuprite patina. The hammered strike results in uneven relief across the flan, characteristic of fifteenth-century Indian copper issues. |
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