1 Tanka - Fath Khan
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Features
| Issuer |
Sultanate of Delhi
(Indian Sultanates)  |
|---|---|
| Viceroy |
Fath Khan (1358-1359)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1358-1359 |
| Value | 1 Tanka |
| Currency | Tanka (1206-1526) |
| Composition | Billon |
| Weight | 9.3 g |
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered (Weight varies 8.3-9.3g) |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 340164 |
| References | GG# D510 Stan Goron, J. P. Goenka; 2001. The Coins of the Indian Sultanates: Covering the Area of Present-day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, New Delhi, Delhi, India. |
Obverse
`fathkhan firuz shah jall allah zillalahu jalalahu'
Script: Arabic
Translation: The king Fathkhan Fayrouz, may God be glorified, the shadows of his majesty
Reverse
`fi zaman al-imam amir al-mu'mini abi'l fath al-mu'tasid billah khulidat khilafatuhu'
Script: Arabic
Translation: During the time of the Imam, the commander of the faithful, Abu'l Fath, who was devoted to God, his caliphate was immortalised.
Edge
Plain
Comments
Tanka with the name of the caliph Abu'l Fath al-Mu'tasid billah
AH760, AD1358-1359
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History
Fath Khan was invested in AH 760 with insignia of royalty and allowed to strike coins in his own name by his father, Firuz Tughluq. His domain was the eastern province of the Delhi Sultanate, which later became the independent Sultanate of Jaunpur.
Coinage
Coins of Fath Khan were struck largely in Patna and Iqlim-al-Shah (probably located in Jaunpur). In billon there are Tankas on the 80 rati standard and coins of 32 rati. The names of the caliphs Abu'l Fath and Abu `Abd Allah are found on many coins. The exact years till which coins were struck by Fath Khan is not ascertained.
[source Goron & Goenka]
AH760, AD1358-1359
_____________________
History
Fath Khan was invested in AH 760 with insignia of royalty and allowed to strike coins in his own name by his father, Firuz Tughluq. His domain was the eastern province of the Delhi Sultanate, which later became the independent Sultanate of Jaunpur.
Coinage
Coins of Fath Khan were struck largely in Patna and Iqlim-al-Shah (probably located in Jaunpur). In billon there are Tankas on the 80 rati standard and coins of 32 rati. The names of the caliphs Abu'l Fath and Abu `Abd Allah are found on many coins. The exact years till which coins were struck by Fath Khan is not ascertained.
[source Goron & Goenka]
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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