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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 الدنيا و الدين

أبو المظفر إلتتمش

القطبي برهان أمير

المؤمنين

A horseman riding left in a circle. Around this is the legend containing the Shahāda and date:

لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله بتاريخ سنة ستة عشر و ستمائة

al-sulṭān al-mu‘aẕẕam shams al-dunyā wa al-dīn abū al-muẕaffar īltutmish al-quṭbī burhān amīr al-mū’minīn (= The great Sulṭān, sun of the world and the faith, father of the conqueror, Īltutmish, the Quṭbī, proof of the leader of the faithful).

 

Actual Weight (g)

~10.5

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

~28

 

Metal

Silver

 

Catalogue

GG

Photo Link

Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

B17

2020m.

Tanka

616

SG, Noman

R 845; NW 491. burhān instead to nāṣir on reverse.

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