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Sulṭāns of Bengal – Struck INO Shams al-dīn Īltutmish Sulṭān of Dehlī, by Governor Ghiyāth al-dīn ‘Iwaḍ, (AH 614-616, AD 1217-1220) – First Series – Unnamed Mint

 

السلطان

المعظم شمس الد

(نيا) و الدين أبو الحارث

إلتتمش القطبي

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A horseman riding left in a circle. Around is a legend:

.... إلله محمد رسول الله ........

al-sulṭān  al-mu‘aẕẕam shams al-du[nyā] wa al-dīn abū al-ḥārīth īltutmish al-quṭbī [nāṣir amīr al-mū’minīn] (= The great Sulṭān, sun of the world and the faith, father of the lion, Īltutmish, the Quṭbī, [defender of the leader of the faithful]).

 

Actual Weight (g)

2.3

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

~16

 

Metal

Gold

 

Catalogue

GG

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Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

B15

2015c.

Fractional Tanka of 20 ratī

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Noman

Reverse legend arranged slightly differently. al-mu‘aẕẕam in second line. al-ḥārīth kunya.

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