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  ‘Al Nizam al-Din Ahmad Shah III,  866-867 AH, 1461-1463 AD  
   
Denomination:  gold tanka Date:  867 Mint:  hazrat Muhammadabad
 
Catalog No:R2631, Goron BH104  Rarity:extremely rare
Other Mint:   Other Dates: 
Weight:16.2-16.6 g  Western Date: 
Dimensions:  Material:gold
Obverse: al-wathiq billah al-ghani abu-l muzaffar nizam al-dunya wa'l din  Reverse:ahmad shah bin humayu nshah al-sultan al- bahmani khallada allah mulkahu
Coin Courtesy:Zubair Khan  Scan Courtesy:Zubair Khan

Comments: Per Stan Goron's "The Coins of the Indian Sultanates", the inclusion of the expression khallada allah mulkahu is unusual for this series.  

The word Bahmani is also written strangely with a final ba and initial ha

 

Denomination:  copper gani Date:  866 Mint:  no mint
 
Catalog No:R2631, Goron BH104  Rarity:scarce
Other Mint:   Other Dates:866-7
Weight:16.2-16.6 g  Western Date: 
Dimensions:  Material:copper
Obverse: al-mustansir bi-nasr allah al-qawi al-ghani  Reverse:ahmad shah bin humayunshah al-bahmani
Coin Courtesy:Stan Goron  Scan Courtesy:Stan Goron
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Denomination:  copper two-thirds gani Date:  86x Mint:  no mint
 
Catalog No:R2630, Goron BH105  Rarity:scarce
Other Mint:   Other Dates:866-7
Weight:10.4-11.2 g  Western Date: 
Dimensions:  Material:copper
Obverse: al-muti' al-mannan bi-amr allah  Reverse:abu'l muzaffar ahmad shah al-sultan
Coin Courtesy:Stan Goron  Scan Courtesy:Stan Goron
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Denomination:  copper half gani Date:   Mint:  no mint
 
Catalog No:R2629, Goron BH106  Rarity:scarce
Other Mint:   Other Dates:866-7
Weight:15.5-16.5 g  Western Date: 
Dimensions:  Material:copper
Obverse: al-muti' al-mannan bi-amr allah  Reverse:abu'l muzaffar ahmad shah al-sultan
Coin Courtesy:Stan Goron  Scan Courtesy:Stan Goron
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