Sulṭāns of Bengal – Jalāl al-dīn Maḥmūd (AH 686, AD 1287), Lakhnautī Mint

	السلطان الأعظم جلال الدنيا و الدين أبو المظفر محمود السلطان بن السلطان		الامام أمير المستعصم المؤمنين
The legend within a square surrounded by a circle: al-sulṭān al-‘a‘ẕam jalāl al-dunyā wa al-dīn abū al-muẕaffar maḥmūd al-sulṭān bin al-sulṭān (= The supreme sulṭān glory of the world and the faith, father of the conqueror, Maḥmūd the sulṭān son of the sulṭān). One annulet in each of the four segments.		The legend in a double square surrounded by a circle: al-imām al-musta‘ṣim amīr al-mū’minīn (= The Imam al-Musta‘ṣim, leader of the faithful). Mint and date in margin: .... لكنوتي من خراج بنك سنة ستة ثمانين و ستمائة

Actual Weight (g)

11.09

Actual Diameter (mm)

~31

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
B84	√ 2694.	Tanka	686	Ste	Single line square on obverse. Differs from B84B in having no additional word in between min kharaj and sanah in reverse marginal legend.	RR

Sulṭāns of Bengal – Jalāl al-dīn Maḥmūd (AH 686, AD 1287), Lakhnautī Mint

	السلطان الأعظم جلال الدنيا و الدين أبو المظفر محمود السلطان بن السلطان		الامام أمير المستعصم المؤمنين
The legend within a double square surrounded by a circle: al-sulṭān al-‘a‘ẕam jalāl al-dunyā wa al-dīn abū al-muẕaffar maḥmūd al-sulṭān bin al-sulṭān (= The supreme sulṭān glory of the world and the faith, father of the conqueror, Maḥmūd the sulṭān son of the sulṭān). One annulet in each of the four segments.		The legend in a double square surrounded by a circle: al-imām al-musta‘ṣim amīr al-mū’minīn (= The Imam al-Musta‘ṣim, leader of the faithful). One annulet in each of the four segments. Margin: ضرب هذه الفضة (بحضرة لكنوتي) من خراج بنك و (برمن / ازمر؟) سنة ست ثمانين و ستمائة

Actual Weight (g)

~10.8

Actual Diameter (mm)

~31

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
B84A	√ 2694m.	Tanka	686	Anon	Double line square on obverse. Annulets on reverse. From the land tax of Banga and… (unread word intended for name of a place).	RR

Sulṭāns of Bengal – Jalāl al-dīn Maḥmūd (AH 686, AD 1287), Lakhnautī Mint

	السلطان الأعظم جلال الدنيا و الدين أبو المظفر محمود السلطان بن السلطان		الامام أمير المستعصم المؤمنين
The legend within a square surrounded by a circle: al-sulṭān al-‘a‘ẕam jalāl al-dunyā wa al-dīn abū al-muẕaffar maḥmūd al-sulṭān bin al-sulṭān (= The supreme sulṭān glory of the world and the faith, father of the conqueror, Maḥmūd the sulṭān son of the sulṭān). One annulet in each of four segments.		The legend in a double square surrounded by a circle: al-imām al-musta‘ṣim amīr al-mū’minīn (= The Imam al-Musta‘ṣim, leader of the faithful). Margin: .... (لكنوتي) من خراج بنك (برمن / ازمر؟) سنة سبع ثمانين و ستمائة

Actual Weight (g)

10.9

Actual Diameter (mm)

27

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
B84B	√ 2694o.	Tanka	687	Noman	Ref: Goenka & Das (2012), JONS 212, pp. 29-30. Similar to B84A but no annulet on reverse. Differs from B84 in having an additional word in between min kharāj and sanah in the reverse marginal legend. Also note the different date.	RRR