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  ‘Ala’ al-Din Mas’ud,  639–644 AH, 1242–1246 AD  

 

Denomination:  silver tanka, with caliph Al-Mustansir Date:   Mint:  Dehli
 
Catalog No: Goron D120  Rarity: scarce, very scarce w. clear date
Era:   Other Dates: 639-641
Weight:10.9 g  Western Date: 
Dimensions:   Material: Silver
Obverse: al-sultan al-a'zam 'ala al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar mas'ud shah ibn al-sultan  Reverse:fi 'ahd al-imam al-mustansir amir al-mu'minin
    
Coin Courtesy:Stan Goron  Scan Courtesy:Stan Goron
Comments:  mint and date in margins, obverse.

 

Denomination:  silver tanka, with caliph Al-Must'asim Date:   Mint:  Dehli
 
Catalog No:R 899, Goron D121  Rarity: very scarce w. clear date, otherwise not very common
Era:   Other Dates: 641-4
Weight:11.0 g  Western Date: 
Dimensions:   Material: Silver
Obverse: al-sultan al-a'zam 'ala al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar mas'ud shah ibn al-sultan  Reverse:fi 'ahd al-imam al-must'asim amir al-mu'minin
    
Coin Courtesy:Stan Goron  Scan Courtesy:Stan Goron
Comments:  mint and date in margins, obverse.

    

Denomination:  billon jital, Dehli type Date:  no date Mint:  no mint
 
Catalog No:R 896, Goron D126, Tye 402  Rarity: fairly common
Era:   Other Dates: 
Weight:3.4 g  Western Date: 
Dimensions:   Material:billon
Obverse:  al-sultan al-a'zam 'ala al-dunya wa'l din  Reverse: horseman to right: mas'ud above
    
Coin Courtesy:Stan Goron  Scan Courtesy:Stan Goron
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