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 Shams al-Din Firuz: 700 - 716, 719 - 720 AH; 1300 - 1316, 1319 - 1320 AD  

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  Mint:  Lakhnauti
 
Catalog No:  R152 Goron B97   Rarity:  common
Era:  AH   Other Dates:  700-702; 705-6; 710-16; 719; 720
Weight:  10.8 g   Western Date: 
Measurement:    Material:  silver
Obverse:  al-sultan al-a'zam shams al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar firuz shah al-sultan   Reverse:  al-imam al-musta'sim amir al-mu'minin
Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: Although this type is common, coins with clear date and mint are quite scarce. Coins of this reign were struck with the mint names Hadrat Lakhnauti and Khitta Lakhnauti; also at Banga (in the east) and Sunargaon.