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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 إلتتمش

السلطان ناصر أمير المؤ

لا إله إلا الله

محمد رسول الله

المستنصر بأمر الله

أمير المؤ

منين

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). Arabesques in segments.

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). Marginal legend illegible.

 

Actual Weight (g)

~10.8

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

~30

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

GG

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Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

B46

2645.

Tanka

632?

SG

R 827 (var); NW 50D. Arabesques in obverse segments.

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