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Nasir al-Din Nusrat Shah: 925 - 938 AH; 1519 - 1531 AD

 

Denomination:   gold tanka Date:  Mint:  Arsah
		Catalog No:  Goron B790   Rarity:  very rare Era:  AH   Other Dates:  928, 929 Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  gold Obverse:    Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: al-sultan bin al-sultan nasir al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar nasrat shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan al-husaini khallada allah mulkahu, mint and date spread over both sides

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  Mint:  Arsah
		Catalog No:  Goron B800   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  928, 930, 932-4, 936, "940" Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:    Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: al-sultan bin al-sultan nasir al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar nasrat shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan al-husaini khallada allah mulkahu, mint and date spread over both sides

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  Mint:  Barbakabad
		Catalog No:  Goron B802   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  928 Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:    Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: al-sultan bin al-sultan nasir al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar nasrat shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan al-husaini khallada allah mulkahu, mint and date spread over both sides

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  Mint:  Dar al-Darb
		Catalog No:  R 514, Goron B805   Rarity:  common Era:  AH   Other Dates:  925-9, 931 Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:    Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: al-sultan bin al-sultan nasir al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar nasrat shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan al-husaini khallada mulkahu, mint and date spread over both sides

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  Mint:  Fathabad
		Catalog No:  Goron B811   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  fixed date 925 Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:    Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: al-sultan bin al-sultan nasir al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar nasrat shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan al-husaini khallada mulkahu, mint and date spread over both sides. The tankas of Fathabad come in fine style (as in the illustration) - these are scarce; and a coarser style, which are very common legends as previous type

 

Denomination:   silver quarter tanka Date:  Mint:  Fathabad type
		Catalog No:  Goron B813   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  2.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:    Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: Scarce but probably the "commonest" of all Bengal sultanate fractions together with the quarter tankas from this mint of Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud. legends as on tankas but only part of legend on the flan.

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  Mint:  Dar al-Darb Husainabad
		Catalog No:  R 521, Goron B820   Rarity:  common Era:  AH   Other Dates:  fixed date 925 Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:    Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: al-sultan bin al-sultan nasir al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar nasrat shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan al-husaini khallada allah mulkahu, mint and date spread over both sides

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  Mint:  Dar al-Darb Husainabad
		Catalog No:  R 517, Goron B824   Rarity:  quite common Era:  AH   Other Dates:  fixed date 925 Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:    Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: al-sultan bin al-sultan nasir al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar nasrat shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan al-husaini khallada allah mulkahu, mint and date spread over both sides

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  "93" Mint:  Khazana
		Catalog No:  R 523, Goron B835   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.6g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:    Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: al-sultan bin al-sultan nasir al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar nasrat shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan al-husaini khallada mulkahu, mint and date spread over both sides

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  Mint:  Muhammadabad
		Catalog No:  R 524, Goron B837   Rarity:  common Era:  AH   Other Dates:  926, 928-36 Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:    Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: al-sultan bin al-sultan nasir al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar nasrat shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan al-husaini khallada mulkahu, mint and date spread over both sides

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  Mint:  Nusratabad
		Catalog No:  R 525, Goron B840   Rarity:  common Era:  AH   Other Dates:  "92", 927, 930 Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:    Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: al-sultan bin al-sultan nasir al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar nasrat shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan al-husaini khallada mulkahu, mint and date spread over both sides

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  ND Mint:  "Tirhut Mardan"
		Catalog No:  R 527, Goron B841   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:    Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: al-sultan bin al-sultan nasir al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar nasrat shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan al-husaini khallada mulkahu, mint and date spread over both sides

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  ND except for fictitious date "779" Mint:  NM
		Catalog No:  Goron B852   Rarity:  rare Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.6g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:    Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: al-sultan bin al-sultan nasir al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar nasrat shah al-sultan bin husain shah al-sultan al-husaini khallada mulkahu, mint and date spread over both sides. there are several types of tanka without mint-name for this ruler; they are mostly scarce to rare