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Ghiyath al-Din Balban of Dehli: 664 - 686 AH; 1266 - 1286 AD

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  Mint:  Lakhnauti
		Catalog No:  Goron B80   Rarity:  rare Era:  AH   Other Dates:  684-6 Weight:  10.8 g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  al-sultan al-a'zam ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar balban al-sultan   Reverse:  al-imam al-musta'sim amir al-mu'minin Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: plain style similar to the issues of Dehli

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  Mint:  Lakhnauti
		Catalog No:  R 937-8, Goron B79   Rarity:  rare Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Shawal 672, Muharram 673, Jamada 673 Weight:  10.8 g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  al-sultan al-a'zam ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar balban al-sultan   Reverse:  al-imam al-musta'sim amir al-mu'minin Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: legends as previous type but date includes month of issue and style usually more florid