Timurid Empire Silver Tanka AH 809 - Attribution?

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ttkoo Pillar of the Community Australia 2511 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 12:47 am I have a newly arrived tanka from the Timurid empire ruler Shakrukh AH 809 and I am trying to find some attribution. I can only find second coinage examples on Zeno but none include a reference. SOLVED Is anyone familiar with this type that could comment, or hopefully direct me to a catalogue. Also as an aside, I am unsure if the figures at the top of the left photo are two elephants. On the few examples that show this part of the coin, it looks either like script or a stylized animal? Many thanks in advance. The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient. Edited by ttkoo 04/16/2024 01:21 am Report this Post to the Staff

ttkoo Pillar of the Community Australia 2511 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 12:59 am I think I found my answer to the attribution - AR tanka, Yazd mint Album 2401.1 Not so sure about the elephants though! The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient. Edited by ttkoo 04/16/2024 01:08 am Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5172 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 03:28 am Quote: Also as an aside, I am unsure if the figures at the top of the left photo are two elephants. On the few examples that show this part of the coin, it looks either like script or a stylized animal? No elephants in there, sadly; it's a line of Arabic script that happens to be upside down. I don't recall what exactly it says. One of the caliph names, I think... Report this Post to the Staff
ttkoo Pillar of the Community Australia 2511 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 03:34 am @january1may thanks for that, I have adjusted the image in my mind. The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16816 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 04:09 am I believe the "figures at the top" are upside-down Arabic writing, just as the figures at left and right are sideways writing. The side on the left is the "Kalima" side, with the Kalima in the centre and the name of the First Four Caliphs surrounding. This same layout is more obvious on the ones where the Kalima is inside a square or cartouche. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
ttkoo Pillar of the Community Australia 2511 Posts	Posted 04/16/2024 7:19 pm Quote: The side on the left is the "Kalima" side, with the Kalima in the centre and the name of the First Four Caliphs surrounding. This same layout is more obvious on the ones where the Kalima is inside a square or cartouche. Thanks Sap, I'm learning more every day The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient. Report this Post to the Staff
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