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BENGAL: Ghiyath al-Din Bahadur, 1320-1324, AR 1/18 tanka (0.59g), NM, ND, F-VF

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BENGAL: Ghiyath al-Din Bahadur, 1320-1324, AR 1/18 tanka (0.59g), NM, ND, F-VF
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BENGAL: Ghiyath al-Din Bahadur, 1320-1324, AR 1/18 tanka (0.59g), NM, ND, G-B110, inscribed only 'adl on obverse, ghiyath on reverse, F-VF, RR. There are two fractional tankas for Kaykaus, a 1/12 tanka with a weight standard of 0.90g and his name "kaikaus" on the reverse, and what seems to be 1/18 tanka of 0.60g with his title "rukn" on the reverse (both have "'adl" on the obverse, as do all later issues). The same two types continued under Shams al-Din Firuz (1300-1320), inscribed "firuz" on the 1/12 tanka, "shamas" on the 1/18 tanka. Finally, the 1/18 continued under Ghiyath al-Din Bahadur, with "Ghiyath" on the reverse (G-B110, there is no reported 1/12 tanka for Bahadur). These denominations are known only for these three rulers. Examples filed on CoinArchives and Zeno with their weight confirm these two denominations.