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1 Tanka - Sikandar Shah
| Issuer | Sultanate of Bengal |
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| Year | 1357-1389 |
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| Weight | 10.90 g |
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| Obverse description | Hammered silver tanka bearing a multi-line Arabic legend in bold naskh script occupying the entire field, arranged in four horizontal registers. The inscription reads the royal titles and name of Sultan Sikandar Shah, son of the Sultan, rendered as 'Abu al-Mujahid Sikandar Shah al-Sultan ibn al-Sultan.' The lettering is bold and deeply struck, with characteristic irregular flan edges typical of Bengal Sultanate hammered coinage. No border ornament is present, and the field is plain around the legend. |
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| Obverse lettering | أبو المجاهد سكندر شاه السلطان ابن السلطان |
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| Edge | Plain |
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