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Sulṭāns of Bengal – Anonymous Coins (AH 641-644, AD 1244-1246), Lakhnautī Mint

 

لا إله إلا الله

محمد رسول الله

في عهد الامام

المستنصر أمير

المؤمنين

The Shahāda in a double square: lā ʾilāha ʾillā llāh muḥammad rasūl llāh (= There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah) Arabesques in segments.

fī ‘ahd al-imām al-mustanṣir amīr al-mū’minīn (= In the time of the Imam al-Mustanṣir, leader of the faithful). In the margin is the date:

.... بلكنوتي في شهور سنة إحدى ....

 

Actual Weight (g)

~10.8

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

~29

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

GG

Photo Link

Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

B65

2666.

Tanka

[64]1

Ste & SG but date not visible, Noman

R 836; NW 50C. Extremely rare (RRR) with date.

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