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Jalal al-din Muhammad: 818 - 819, 821 - 837? AH; 1415 - 1416, 1418 - 1433? AD

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  818 Mint:  NM
		Catalog No:  R 280, Goron B310   Rarity:  rare variety with obverse legend in five lines Era:    Other Dates:  Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  al-sultan al-'adil jalal al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar muhammad shah al-sultan   Reverse:  nasir amir al-mu'minin ghawth al-islam wa'l muslimin; dates and four caliphs in margin Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: mintless type issued in first reign only

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  Mint:  Arsah Chatgaon
		Catalog No:  R 269, Goron B505 and 330   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  818, 822, 823 (i.e. struck in both first and second reign) Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  jalal al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar muhammad shah al-sultan   Reverse:  nasir amir al-mu'minin ghawth al-islam wa'l muslimin khallada mulkahu Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  Mint:  Firuzabad
		Catalog No:  R 273, Goron B306 and 331   Rarity:  common Era:  AH   Other Dates:  818, 819, 821-4, 828, 831 Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  jalal al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar muhammad shah al-sultan   Reverse:  nasir al-islam wa'l muslimin khallada mulkahu; mint and date in margin Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: Struck during first and second reigns

 

Denomination:   silver lion tanka Date:  ND Mint:  NM
		Catalog No:  R 283, Goron B342   Rarity:  very rare Era:    Other Dates:  Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  lion to right with uncertain legend above   Reverse:  jalal al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar muhammad shah al-sultan Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  829 Mint:  Arsah Chatgaon
		Catalog No:  R 267, Goron B347   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.8g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  in tughra characters: al-mu'ayyad bi-ta'yid al-rahman jalal al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar muhammad shah al-sultan   Reverse:  Kalima; mint and date in margin Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  831 Mint:  Dakhil "Banjaliya"?
		Catalog No:  Goron B357   Rarity:  rare Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.6g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  in tughra characters: jalal al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar muhammad shah al-sultan   Reverse:  nasir al-islam wa'l muslimin khallada mulkahu; mint and date in margin Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  834 Mint:  NM
		Catalog No:  R 284, Goron B360   Rarity:  very rare Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  in tughra characters: jalal al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar muhammad shah al-sultan   Reverse:  in centre: 'abd al-jabbar Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  Mint:  Arsah Chatgaon
		Catalog No:  Goron B366   Rarity:  rare Era:  AH   Other Dates:  836 and 837! Weight:  10.6g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  jalal al-dunya wa'l din ab'l muzaffar muhammad shah al-sultan in tughra characters   Reverse:  khalifat allah nasir al-islam wa'l muslimin in tughra characters. mint and date in margin Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: (only one coin known dated 837, a puzzling date)

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  ND Mint:  NM
		Catalog No:  Goron B370   Rarity:  fairly scarce Era:    Other Dates:  Weight:  10.5g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  jalal al-dunya wa'l din ab'l muzaffar muhammad shah al-sultan in tughra characters   Reverse:  probably nasir al-islam wa'l muslimin Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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