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Ghiyath al-Din Balban,  664-686 AH, 1266–1287 AD

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:    Mint:   Dehli
		Catalog No: R 935, Goron D158   Rarity:  common Other Mints:  Alwar, Sultanpur   Other Dates:  667, 672-6,681, 684 Weight: 10.8 g   Western Date:   Dimensions:     Material:  Silver Obverse:  al-sultan al-a'zam ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzzafar balban al-sultan   Reverse: al-imam al-must'asim amir al-mu'minin       Coin Courtesy: Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy: Stan Goron
Comments:  obverse within double square, mint and date in margins

 

Denomination:   silver tanka Date:    Mint:   Dehli
		Catalog No: R 899, Goron D121   Rarity:  common Other Mints: Alwar, Sultanpur   Other Dates:  664-675, 678, 684-5 Weight: 11.0 g   Western Date:   Dimensions:     Material:  Silver Obverse:  al-sultan al-a'zam ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzzafar balban al-sultan   Reverse: al-imam al-must'asim amir al-mu'minin       Coin Courtesy: Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy: Stan Goron
Comments:  obverse within single square, mint and date in margins

    

Denomination:   billon two gani Date:   no date Mint:   no mint
		Catalog No: R 930, Goron D165, Tye 409.1   Rarity:  very common Era:     Other Dates:   Weight: 3.1-3.5 g   Western Date:   Dimensions:     Material: billon Obverse:   al-sultan al-a'zam ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din in Arabic   Reverse:  balban in the centre in Arabic; sri sultan gayasdin in Nagari around       Coin Courtesy: Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy: Stan Goron
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Denomination:   copper paika, 32 rati standard Date:   no date Mint:   no mint
		Catalog No: (R 929), Goron D168   Rarity:  scarce compared to the 40 rati paika weighing 4.5g Era:     Other Dates:   Weight: 3.5 g   Western Date:   Dimensions:     Material:  copper Obverse:   al-sultan al-a'zam   Reverse:  ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din       Coin Courtesy: Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy: Stan Goron
Comments:  Note: copper coins with this legend were also struck by Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad Damghan Shah of Madura

 

Denomination:   copper 'adli Date:   no date Mint:   no mint
		Catalog No: R 926, Goron D170   Rarity:  fairly scarce Era:     Other Dates:   Weight: 1.4-1.7 g   Western Date:   Dimensions:     Material: billon Obverse:   'adl ghiyathi   Reverse:  bi-hadrat dehli       Coin Courtesy: Stan Goron   Scan Courtesy: Stan Goron
Comments:  legends may be within octagram, square or unenclosed