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Tanka - Timur with Mahmud Khan, Type 1 Herat mint
| Issuer | Timurid Empire |
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| Year | 1391-1397 |
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| Reference(s) | Album Islamic#2386 |
| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a dense Arabic epigraphic composition in raised relief, executed in a bold Kufic-influenced script characteristic of Timurid coinage. The legend names the Chaghatayid puppet khan Mahmud Khan, affirming his nominal sovereignty as required by Sunni dynastic convention. A marginal circular legend encircles the field, partially visible along the irregular flan edge. The die work is strongly struck with pronounced relief, though the irregular flan results in peripheral weakness on multiple sides. The overall aesthetic reflects the angular, monumental calligraphic style prevalent at the Herat mint in the late fourteenth century. |
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| Obverse lettering | محمود خان |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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