AR Tanka 5.70g. 27mm. Post-reform coinage, AH792-807 Herat Mint (post-Mongol)
Kufic legend in three lines within central square; Naskhi legend around.
Five large circles containing legend citing Timur and Chagatai overlord Mahmud Khan.
Album 2386
Scarce. Light envelope toning with trace multicolor iridescence.
Slightly off-center and uneven strike.
This type features numerous reverses determined by mint, all encompassed by Album number 2386. This is the Herat type, consisting of five circles surrounding a central space usually containing the mint name (absent on this example).
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