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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

 

السلطان المعظم

شمس الدنيا و الدين

أبو المظفر إيلتتمش

السلطان ناصر أمير

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 (= 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-amr allāh amīr al-mū’minīn (= al-Mustanṣir ruler by God’s command, leader of the faithful). In the margin is the date. Margin:

........ شهور سنة ثمان و عشرين و ستة مائة

 

Actual Weight (g)

~10.8

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

~30

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

GG

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Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

B45A

2644c.

Tanka

?

Noman

RR