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Tanka - Sultan Husayn Abu'l-Ghazi - 3rd reign - Post-Reform Type Herat mint
| Issuer | Timurid Empire |
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| Year | 1490-1506 |
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| Currency | Tanka (1370-1507) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is fully occupied by a multi-line Arabic honorific legend in Nasta'liq-influenced script, densely filling the irregular flan without a formal border. The inscription identifies the ruler as the supreme sultan Abu'l-Ghazi Husayn Sultan Bahadur, invoking a prayer for the perpetuation of his kingdom and sovereignty by Allah the Exalted, and concluding with the mint name Herat. The text is arranged in sweeping diagonal registers typical of late Timurid hammered silver coinage, with robust letterforms characteristic of the post-reform type. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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