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Sulṭāns of Bengal – Struck INO Shams al-dīn Īltutmish, Sulṭān of Dehlī, by Governor Ghiyāth al-dīn ‘Iwaḍ, Second Series – Unnamed Mint

 

السلطان المعظم

شمس الدنيا و الدين

أبو المظفر  إيلتتمش عبد

السلطاني يمين خليفة (الله)

(ناصر أمير المؤمنين)

لا إله إلا الله

محمد رسول الله

ناصر أمير المؤمنين

al-sulṭān al-mu‘aẕẕam shams al-dunyā wa al-dīn abū al-muẕaffar īltutmish ‘iwaḍ al-sulṭānī yamīn khalīfat [allāh] [nāṣir amīr al-mū’minīn] (= The great Sulṭān sun of the world and the faith father of the conqueror, Īltutmish, and ‘Iwaḍ, imperial right-hand man of the caliphate of Allah, defender of the leader of the faithful).

Shahāda with legend below: nāṣir amīr al-mū’minīn (= defender of the leader of the faithful). All within plain and dotted circles. Date in margin.

بتاريخ الرابع عشرين شعبان سنة إثنان عشرين و ستمائة

 

Actual Weight (g)

~10.8

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

~30

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

GG

Photo Link

Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

B37

√ 2634.

Tanka

24 Sha’ban 622

Ste

See ONS Newsletter 169 for discussion of date and legend. ‘iwaḍ on third line of obverse inscription.

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