Specimen record
aq-005
Aq-005 Aq Qoyunlu Dynasty, anonymous. Silver tanka (5.09 gm, 17.00 mm). Album 2564.11. Very rare. Host Coin: Shirvanshah Dynasty, Farrukh Yasar (AH 869-906 / AD 1466-1500), Shamakhi. Album 2471.1. Rare.
aq-005
House record
Obverse
Within a quatrefoil, ‘Shamākhī’ (in Arabic); around, ‘lā ilāha illā Allāh Muḥammad rasūl Allāh’ (‘There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah’ in Arabic); in the margin, the names of the four Rashidun Caliphs in Arabic, ‘Abūbakr / ʿUmar / ʿUthmān / ʿAlī’.
Reverse
‘ḍaraba / al-sulṭān al-aʿẓam / khallada Allāh mulkahū / wa sulṭānahū’ (‘The supreme Sultan struck [it]. May Allah perpetuate his kingdom and sovereignty’ in Arabic); countermark, ‘Allāh’ (in Arabic).
This page is a measured record and authenticity guarantee issued by Silk Road Numismatics (antique dealer permit, Osaka Prefectural Public Safety Commission no. 62232R084401) for this coin. It is not a certificate of a national or local authority, nor an expert opinion of the Japan Numismatic Dealers Association or any other third-party grading service.