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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

Similar to B44 but obverse legend enclosed in a double square with ‘eyes’ in each side.

 

السلطان المعظم

شمس الدنيا و الدين

أبو المظفر إلتتمش

السلطان ناصر أمير المؤمنين

لا إله إلا الله

محمد رسول الله

المستنصر بأمر الله

أمير المؤمنين

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). Legends in segments not read.

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.

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Actual Weight (g)

~10.8

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

~30

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

GG

Photo Link

Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

B44A

2642.

Tanka

?

Noman

Ref: ONSNL, 169, 2001. Similar to B44 but obverse legend enclosed in a double square with ‘eyes’ in each side.

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