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Unidentified Coin #1 | Two Gujarat Mediaeval Coppers

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 Posted 02/06/2011  11:44 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Chilian to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I know nothing about these coins, other than that I always thought they were Indian coins. But maybe they aren't coins at all. They're pretty thick (about 10 mm, sorry, metric) and, thus, pretty heavy.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Unidentified-Coin-#1-|-Two-Gujarat-Mediaeval-Coppers

Unidentified-Coin-#1-|-Two-Gujarat-Mediaeval-Coppers

Unidentified-Coin-#1-|-Two-Gujarat-Mediaeval-Coppers

Unidentified-Coin-#1-|-Two-Gujarat-Mediaeval-Coppers

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 Posted 02/06/2011  1:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DCH to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I think they are both Gujarat Sultanate. Can you post weights?
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I don't have a very good scale, but my kitchen scale tells me they are 5,5 grams. Thanks.
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 Posted 02/06/2011  5:09 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DCH to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Top looks like Nasir al-Din Mahmud I(1458-1511). Should be a half falus based on weight.
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 Posted 02/06/2011  5:51 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DCH to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Bottom, Shams al-Din Muzaffar III(1560-1573)?
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 Posted 02/16/2011  2:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add drnsreedhar to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The coin on the top is definitely of Gujarat sultan Nasir ud din Mahmud. The bottom one needs a closer look.
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Wow, thanks you all. Anything else worthy to know about this coin? Like, how many are there, when were they used, where were they used and so on.
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 Posted 03/13/2011  01:21 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add drnsreedhar to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nazir ud din Mahmud ruled Gujarat, on the Western coast of India. It is situated to the South of Rajasthan and North of Maharashtra states near Pakistan. Nazir ud din Mahmud ruled between 1458 and 1511 AD. Regarding its availability, Mahmud coins are not uncommon.
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The bottom coin surely reads "Muzaffir shah" on the bottom image and part of "Shams" on the upper one . But the texture looks more fitting with Shamsuddin Muzaffir-2 who ruled between 1511 and 1526, referring to type 2242 of Dilip Rajgor's "Standard catalogue of Sultanate coins of India". Denomination depends on the weight. 5.5 Gms corresponds to half tanka based on Delhi standard of coin weight. During those periods, Delhi standard and another Gujarat standard of lesser weight were simultaneously used to mint coins.
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