1/4 Tanka - 'Miri' - Timur Samarqand mint

Issuer Timurid Empire
Year 1389
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1/4 Tanka
Currency Tanka (1370-1507)
Composition Silver
Weight 1.54 g
Diameter 16.7 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) SICA 9#2381
Obverse description Names and titles of both rulers in combination with religious slogans (`There is no deity except God` & `Muhammad is the messenger of God`) and a mention of the place of issue of the coin (Samarkand — the capital of the Timurid Empire).
Obverse script Arabic
Obverse lettering لا الہ الا اللہ محمد رسول اللہ سمرقند ۷۹۱
(Translation: Naskh legend, with date and mint | Samrkand 791; Naskh legend: la ilah illa Allah |Muhammad rasuluallah (There is no deity except God | Muhammad is the messenger of God); inside a dotted square.)
Reverse description Arabic inscription.
Reverse script Arabic
Reverse lettering سلطان محمود خان امیر تیمورکورکان
(Translation: Central Naskh legend: [al-]sultan Mahmud Khan | amir]Timur Kurkan)
Edge Plain
Mint
Mintage 791 (1389) - -
Numisquare ID 2688888040
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