Specimen record
shay-001
Shay-001 Shaybanid Dynasty, ʿAbd Allah II (AH 991-1006 / AD 1583-1598). Silver tanka (4.67 gm, 31.35 mm), Bukhara, AH 994 = AD 1585/6. Album 2995.
shay-001
House record
Obverse
Within an octofoil, ‘lā ilāha illā Allāh / Muḥammad / rasūl Allāh’ (‘There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah’ in Arabic); the names and titles of the Rashidun Caliphs in four ornamental cartouches around, ‘amīr al-muʾminīn Abābakr – amīr al-muʾminīn ʿUmar – amīr al-muʾminīn ʿUthmān – amīr al-muʾminīn ʿAlī’ (‘Commander of the Believers Abubakr. Commander of the Believers ʿUmar. Commander of the Believers ʿUthman. Commander of the Believers ʿAli’ in Arabic); all within a circle.
Reverse
Within an ornate cartouche, ‘ʿAbd Allāh Bahādur Khān 994’ (in Arabic); in the margin, ‘al-khāqān ibn al-khāqān ibn al-khāqān Abu’l-Ghāzī khallada Allāh taʿālā mulkahū wa sulṭānahū ḍarb Shīrmard Bukhārā’ (‘Khaqan son of Khaqan son of Khaqan, Abu’l-Ghazi. May Allah, the Exalted, perpetuate his kingdom and sovereignty. Struck in Shirmard Bukhara’ in Arabic); all within a circle.
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.