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  Fakhr al-Dīn Muhammad bin Tughluq,  725-752 AH, 1325-1351 AD Gold Coins

 

Denomination:  gold tanka Date:   Mint:  Dehli
 
Catalog No: Goron D331  Rarity: quite rare
Other Mints: Shahr Sultanpur  Other Dates: 725-7
Weight:12.7-13.0 g  Western Date: 
Dimensions:   Material: Gold
Obverse: al-wathiq bi-ta'yid all-rahman muhammad shah al-sultan  Reverse:ashhad an la illah illa allah wa ashhad an muhammad 'abdahu wa rasuluhu
    
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Comments:  mint and date in margin

 

Denomination:  gold tanka Date:  725 Mint:  Dehli
 
Catalog No: Goron D340  Rarity: rare
Other Mints: Dar al-Islam, Iqlim Tughlugpur 'urf Tirhut  Other Dates: 
Weight:10.9 g  Western Date: 
Dimensions:   Material: Gold
Obverse: al-mujahid fi sibil allah muhammad bin tughluq shah; names of first four caliphs around  Reverse:Kalima with mint and date around
    
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Denomination:  gold tanka Date:   Mint:  Dehli
 
Catalog No: Goron D345  Rarity: common
Other Mints: Dar al-Islam, Iqlim Tughlugpur 'urf Tirhut  Other Dates: 728-9, 733-4, 739, 741-2
Weight:11 g  Western Date: 
Dimensions:   Material: Gold
Obverse: duriba fi zaman al-'abd al-raji rahmat allah muhammad bin tughluq  Reverse:al-sultan, al-sa'id al-shahid tughluq shah and date written out
    
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Denomination:  gold tanka Date:   Mint:  Dehli
 
Catalog No: R 1205; Goron D 347  Rarity: common
Other Mints: Dar al-Islam  Other Dates: 733-4, 736-7, 741
Weight:10.8-11.0 g  Western Date: 
Dimensions:   Material: Gold
Obverse: fi 'ahd muhammad bin tughluq; mint and date around  Reverse:wa allah al-ghani wa antum al-fuqara
    
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Denomination:  gold 'adli Date:   Mint:  Dar al-Mulk Sultanpur
 
Catalog No: R 1202; Goron D 352  Rarity: rare
Other Mints: Daulatabad  Other Dates: 729, 730, 732
Weight:9.1 g  Western Date: 
Dimensions:   Material: Gold
Obverse: duriba fi zaman al-'abd al-raji rahmat allah muhammad bin tughluq  Reverse:Kalima with mint and date around
    
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Denomination:  gold tanka (dinar) in the name of the caliph Al-Mustakfi Date:   Mint:  Dehli
 
Catalog No: R 1218; Goron D 427  Rarity: common
Other Mints: Daulatabad  Other Dates: 741-4
Weight:11.0 g  Western Date: 
Dimensions:   Material: Gold
Obverse: Obverse:fi zaman al-imam al-mustakfi billah amir al-mu'minin abu rabi' sulaiman khallada allah khilafatahu  Reverse:duriba hadha al-dinar al-khalifati fi al-dehli and date written out
    
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Denomination:  gold tanka in the name of the caliph al-Hakim II Date:  no date Mint:   no mint
 
Catalog No: R 1222; Goron D441  Rarity:  common
Other Mints:   Other Dates: 
Weight:11.0 g  Western Date: 
Dimensions:   Material: Gold
Obverse: fi zaman al-imam amir al-mu'minin al-hakim bi-amr  Reverse:allah abu'l 'abbas ahmad khallad mulkahu
    
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