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 Shams al-Din Muzaffar: 896 - 899 AH; 1490 - 1493 AD  

 

Denomination:   gold tanka Date:  898 Mint:  Khazana
 
Catalog No:  Goron B671   Rarity:  extremely rare
Era:  AH   Other Dates: 
Weight:  10.8g   Western Date: 
Measurement:    Material:  gold
Obverse:  shams al-dunya wa'l din abu'l nasr muzaffar shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu   Reverse:  Kalima, mint and date
Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments:

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  896 Mint:  Dar al-Darb
 
Catalog No:  Rajgor 454, Goron B673   Rarity:  scarce
Era:  AH   Other Dates: 
Weight:  10.6g   Western Date: 
Measurement:    Material:  silver
Obverse:  shams al-dunya wa'l din abu'l nasr muzaffar shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu   Reverse:  Kalima, mint and date
Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments:

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  896 Mint:  Fathabad
 
Catalog No:  Goron B674   Rarity:  rare
Era:  AH   Other Dates: 
Weight:  10.7g   Western Date: 
Measurement:    Material:  silver
Obverse:  shams al-dunya wa'l din abu'l nasr muzaffar shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu   Reverse:  Kalima, mint and date
Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments:

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  Mint:  Khazana
 
Catalog No:  Rajgor 456, Goron B676   Rarity:  scarce
Era:  AH   Other Dates:  896, 898
Weight:  10.6g   Western Date: 
Measurement:    Material:  silver
Obverse:  shams al-dunya wa'l din abu'l nasr muzaffar shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu   Reverse:  Kalima, mint and date
Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments:

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  898 Mint:  NM
 
Catalog No:  R 455, Goron B681   Rarity:  rare
Era:  AH   Other Dates: 
Weight:  10.8g   Western Date: 
Measurement:    Material:  silver
Obverse:  fath al-mulk al-'adil al-badhil al-mujahid sa'd al-din nasir amir al-mu'minin al-mukhatib shams al-dunya wa'l din abu'l nasr   Reverse:  Kalima in the centre; around: muzaffar shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu was sultanahu kamta mardan
Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: This type, which occurs in three varieties, would appear to commemorate a successful military campaign in Kamta.