Sulṭāns of Bengal –
Struck INO Shams al-dīn
Īltutmish, Sulṭān of Dehlī and The Caliph al-Mustanṣir,
(AH 628-633, AD 1230-36) – Unnamed Mint
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السلطان
المعظم شمس
الدنيا و
الدين أبو
المظفر
إلتتمش السلطان
ناصر أمير
المؤمنين |
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لا
إله إلا الله محمد
رسول الله المستنصر
بأمر الله أمير
المؤمنين |
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al-sulṭān
al-mu‘aẕẕam shams al-dunyā wa al-dīn abū
al-muẕaffar īltutmish al-sulṭān nāṣir
amīr al-mū’minīn
(= The great Sulṭān, sun of the world and the faith father of the
conqueror, Īltutmish, Sulṭān, defender of the leader of the
faithful). Four words in four segments outside the squares.
Each word is between two dots. Left and right segments contain the same
unread words. Again, top and bottom words are the same and resemble بالله (bi’llāh
= who seeks victory in God). |
The Shahāda
with the legend: al-mustanṣir
bi-amr allāh amīr al-mū’minīn (= al-Mustanṣir
ruler by God’s command, leader of the faithful). In the margin is the date. ضرب
هذا التنكة
في شهور سنة
ثمان و عشرين
و ستة مائة |
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Actual Weight (g) |
~10.8 |
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Actual Diameter (mm) |
~30 |
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Composition |
Silver |
Catalogue
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GG |
Photo Link |
Denomination |
AH |
Provenance |
Comments |
Rarity |
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B44 |
√ 2641. |
Tanka |
628 |
Semans,
Noman |
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RR |