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Identification and Creation

Object Number
53.2003
People
Sultan Ahmad of Herat, Persian (r. 1469-1494)
Title
Tanka of Sultan Ahmad
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1492-1493
Period
Timurid period
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/72002

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Dimensions
4.72 g
Denomination
tanka

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from David Gordon Mitten
Object Number
53.2003
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The coin is dated 898 H. (1492-1493).

Verification Level

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