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Sulṭāns of Bengal – Struck INO ‘Alā’ al-dīn Mas’ūd, Sulṭān of Dehlī (AH 639-644, AD 1242-46), Unnamed Mint

 

السلطان الأعظم

علا الدنيا و الدين أبو

 شاه      سلطان

المظفر مسعود بن

في عهد الامام

المستنصر بالله أمير

خمد

المؤمنين سنة

al-sulṭān al-a‘ẕam ‘alā’ al-dunyā wa al-dīn abū sulṭān        shāh al-muẕaffar mas‘ūd bin (= The supreme Sulṭān exalted of the world and the faith, father of the conqueror Mas‘ūd Shāh son of Sulṭān).

The legend within a double square in a circle: fī ‘ahd al-imām al-mustanṣir bi’llāh amīr [date] /al-mū’minīn sanah (= In the time of the Imam al-Mustanṣir who seeks victory in God, leader of the faithful [date]).

 

Actual Weight (g)

~10.5

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

~28

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

GG

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Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

B63B

2664.

Tanka

642

Iftekhar

Arabesques in margins on both obverse and reverse.

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