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
إيلتتمش السلطان
ناصر أمير |
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لا
إله إلا الله محمد
رسول الله المستنصر
بالله 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 (=
The great Sulṭān, sun of the world and the faith, father of the
conqueror, Īltutmish, Sulṭān, defender of the leader of). Bottom
segment – المؤمنين, (= al-mū’minīn = the faithful).
Other segments – illegible. |
The
Shahāda with the legend: al-mustanṣir
bi’llāh amīr al-mū’minīn (= al-Mustanṣir, who
seeks victory in God, leader of the faithful). The date
is probably in the margin but is not legible. |
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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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B45 |
√ 2644. |
Tanka |
? |
GG |
R 826; NW 50E |
RR |