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  Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq,  720-725 AH, 1320-1325 AD  

 

Denomination:  gold tanka Date:   Mint:  Dehli
 
Catalog No: R 1091, Goron D301  Rarity: quite common
Other Mints: Dar al-Islam, Qila' Deogir  Other Dates: 720-725
Weight:11.0 g  Western Date: 
Dimensions:   Material: Gold
Obverse: al-sultan al-ghazi ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din  Reverse:tughluq shah al-sultan nasir amir al-mu'minin
    
Coin Courtesy:Stan Goron  Scan Courtesy:Stan Goron
Comments:  mint and date in margin

 

Denomination:  silver tanka Date:   Mint:  Dar al-Islam
 
Catalog No:R 1082, Goron D305  Rarity: scarce
Other Mints:Hadrat Dehli, Qila' Deogir  Other Dates: 721, 724-5
Weight:10.8-11.0 g  Western Date: 
Dimensions:   Material: Silver
Obverse: al-sultan al-ghazi ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din  Reverse:tughluq shah al-sultan nasir amir al-mu'minin
    
Coin Courtesy:Stan Goron  Scan Courtesy:Stan Goron
Comments:  mint and date in margin

    

Denomination:  billon 4 gani Date:  no date Mint:  no mint
 
Catalog No:R 1081, Goron D310, T 436  Rarity: quite common
Era:   Other Dates: 
Weight:3.6 g  Western Date: 
Dimensions:   Material:billon
Obverse:  al-sultan al-a'zam ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din  Reverse: in centre: tughluq shah, marginal inscription not clear
    
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Denomination:  billon 4 gani Date:   Mint:  no mint
 
Catalog No:R 1079, Goron D311, T 437  Rarity: common
Era:   Other Dates:720-727 (includes posthumous dates)
Weight:3.6 g  Western Date: 
Dimensions:   Material: billon
Obverse:  al-sultan al-ghazi ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din  Reverse: abu'l muzaffar tughluq shah al-sultan
    
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Denomination:  billon 2 gani Date:   Mint:  no mint
 
Catalog No:R 1080, Goron D 312, T 438  Rarity: quite common
Era:   Other Dates: 720, 721
Weight:3.5 g  Western Date: 
Dimensions:   Material:billon
Obverse:  al-sultan al-ghazi ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din  Reverse: in centre: tughluq shah in Arabic, In margin: sri sultan gayasudin in Nagari
    
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