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'Ala' al-Din Husain Shah: 899 - 925 AH; 1493 - 1519 AD

 

Denomination:   gold tanka Date:  "89" Mint:  Fathabad
		Catalog No:  Goron B726   Rarity:  extremely rare Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  gold Obverse:    Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: Legends spread over both sides: al-sultan al-fath al-kamru wa kamta wa jajnagar wa urissa 'ala' al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar husain shah al-sultan bin sayyid ashraf al-husaini khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu; This is the "fourth" and most common victory legend

 

Denomination:   gold tanka Date:  ND Mint:  NM
		Catalog No:  R 500, Goron B755   Rarity:  very rare Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  gold Obverse:  'ala' al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar   Reverse:  husain shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  899 Mint:  Dar al-Darb
		Catalog No:  Goron B693   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  al-sultan al-'adil al-badhil walad sayyid al-mursalin 'ala' al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar husain shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkaha wa sultanahu   Reverse:  Kalima, mint and date Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  899 Mint:  Khazana
		Catalog No:  R 478, Goron B697   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.6g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  al-sultan al-'adil al-badhil walad sayyid al-mursalin 'ala' al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar husain shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkaha wa sultanahu   Reverse:  Kalima, mint and date Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  899 Mint:  Husainabad
		Catalog No:  R 470, Goron B694   Rarity:  common Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.6g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  al-sultan al-'adil al-badhil walad sayyid al-mursalin 'ala' al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar husain shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkaha wa sultanahu   Reverse:  Kalima, mint and date Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  899 Mint:  Fathabad
		Catalog No:  R 467, Goron 706   Rarity:  common Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  'ala al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar husain shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu   Reverse:  Kalima, mint and date Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: All coins of Fathabad of this reign are dated 899 or 89. It is a fixed date

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  Mint:  Khazana
		Catalog No:  R 477, Goron 709   Rarity:  common Era:  AH   Other Dates:  900, 907, 909, 915, 917, 919, 921, 922 Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  'ala al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar husain shah al-sultan khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu   Reverse:  Kalima, mint and date Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: there are several varieties of this type

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  900 Mint:  Dar al-Darb
		Catalog No:  Goron B717   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.6g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  al-sultan al-mutawakkil 'ala'llah al-fath al-kamru w'al kamta bi-'inayat allah 'ala' al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar husain shah al-sultan fath kamta   Reverse:  Kalima mint and date; four caliphs in margin Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: This is the "first" victory type

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  ND (but probably 900) Mint:  NM
		Catalog No:  Goron B719   Rarity:  scarce Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.6g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  al-sultan al-mutawakkil 'ala'llah al-fath al-kamru w'al kamta bi-'inayat allah 'ala' al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar husain shah al-sultan fath kamta   Reverse:  Kalima mint and date; four caliphs in margin Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  garbled date Mint:  Barbakabad
		Catalog No:  R 461, Goron B737   Rarity:  rare Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:    Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: Legends spread over both sides: al-sultan al-fath al-kamru wa kamta wa jajnagar wa urissa 'ala' al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar husain shah al-sultan bin sayyid ashraf al-husaini khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu; This is the "fourth" and most common victory legend

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  Mint:  Dar al-Darb
		Catalog No:  R 465, Goron B738   Rarity:  common Era:  AH   Other Dates:  913, 920, 922 Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:    Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: legends as "first" victory type, and "fourth" victory type

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  899, or "89" fixed Mint:  Fathabad
		Catalog No:  R 468, Goron B739   Rarity:  very common Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:    Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: "fourth" victory type

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  Mint:  Muhammadabad
		Catalog No:  Goron B746   Rarity:  common Era:  AH   Other Dates:  915-7, 919-21, 924 Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:    Reverse:  Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
Comments: "fourth" victory type

 

Denomination:   silver tanka (broad flan type) Date:  Mint:  Dar al-Darb
		Catalog No:  R 486, Goron B761   Rarity:  scarce (normal flan type is common) Era:  AH   Other Dates:  910, 912-3 Weight:  10.5g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  al-sultan al-'adil 'ala'l al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar   Reverse:  husain shah sultan bin sayyid ashraf al-husaini khallada mulkahu wa sultanahu Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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Denomination:   silver tanka Date:  fixed date "89" or just "9" Mint:  Husainabad
		Catalog No:  Goron B770   Rarity:  very common Era:  AH   Other Dates:  Weight:  10.7g   Western Date:  Measurement:    Material:  silver Obverse:  al-sultan al-'adil 'ala' al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar husain shah al-sultan   Reverse:  ibn sayyid ashraf husain khallada allaha mulkahu wa sultanahu Coin Courtesy:  Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy:  Stan Goron
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