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Rukn al-Din Barbak: 864 - 879 AH; 1459 - 1474 AD

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  864 Mint:  Dar al-Darb
		Catalog No:  Goron B500   Rarity:  rare Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  obv. in tughra characters: rukn al-dunya wa'l din abu'l mujahid barbakshah al-sultan bin mahmud shah al-sultan   Reverse:  rev. al-sultan ibn al-sultan, mint and date. Marginal legend not read. Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  865 Mint:  Dar al-Darb
		Catalog No:  R 370, Goron B506   Rarity:  common Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  obv in tughra characters: rukn al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar barbakshah al-sultan bin mahmud shah al-sultan   Reverse:  al-mu'yyad bi-ta'yid al-rahman khalifat allah bi'l hujjat wa'l burhan Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  864 Mint:  Khazana
		Catalog No:  Goron B507   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  obv in tughra characters: rukn al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar barbakshah al-sultan bin mahmud shah al-sultan   Reverse:  al-mujahid bi-ta'yid al-rahman khalifat allah bi'l hujjat wa'l burhan Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  864? Mint:  Nasirabad?
		Catalog No:  Goron B515   Rarity:  rare Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  obv in tughra characters: rukn al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar barbakshah al-sultan bin mahmud shah al-sultan   Reverse:  ghawth al-islam wa'l muslimin; margin: khallada allaha mulkahu wa sultanahu....... Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  864 Mint:  Khazana
		Catalog No:  Goron B518   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  al-sultan ibn al-sultan rukn al-dunya wa'l din abu'l mujahid barbakshah al-sultan ibn mahmud shah al-sultan   Reverse:  Kalima, mint and date Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  864 Mint:  Arsah Satgaon
		Catalog No:  Goron B522   Rarity:  very rare Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  al-sultan ibn al-sultan rukn al-dunya wa'l din abu'l mujahid barbakshah al-sultan ibn mahmud shah al-sultan   Reverse:  Kalima, mint and date Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  867 Mint:  Dar al-Darb
		Catalog No:  Goron B525   Rarity:  rare Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  rukn al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar barbakshah al-sultan ibn mahmud shah al-sultan   Reverse:  Kalima, mint and date. Both sides within ornamental borders. Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  873 Mint:  Dar al-Darb
		Catalog No:  R 367, Goron B527   Rarity:  common Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  al-sultan al-'adil al-a'zam barbakshah al-sultan ibn mahmud shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu .....   Reverse:  kalima, mint and date; four caliphs in margin Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: Note: the bottom word on the obverse is not certain but may be a crude version of the mint-name Jannatabad

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  867 Mint:  Dar al-Darb
		Catalog No:  Goron B536   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  rukn al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar barbakshah al-sultan ibn mahmud shah al-sultan   Reverse:  al-mu'ayyad bi-ta'yid al-rahman khalifat allah bi'l hujjat wa'l burhan, mint and date Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  867 Mint:  No mint visible
		Catalog No:  Goron B542   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  rukn al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar barbakshah al-sultan ibn mahmud shah al-sultan   Reverse:  al-mu'ayyad bi-ta'yid al-rahman khalifat allah bi'l hujjat wa'l burhan, mint and date Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  ND Mint:  NM
		Catalog No:  Goron B549   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  al-a'zam al-mu'azzam barbakshah al-sultan mahmud shah al-sultan   Reverse:  Kalima and al-sultan al-'adil al-alim Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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