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Sulṭāns of Bengal – Rukn al-dīn ‘Alī bin Mardān (AH 606?-609/10, AD 1210/11-1213), Unnamed Mint

 

السلطان

المعظم ركن

الدنيا و الدين أبو

المظفر علي

[بن] مردان

Horseman riding to left holding a mace. Surrounded by a legend that has not yet been read.

al-sulṭān al-mu‘aẕẕam rukn al-dunyā wa al-dīn abū al-muẕaffar ‘alī [bin] mardān (= The great Sulṭān, pillar of the world and the faith, father of the conqueror, ‘Alī [bin] Mardān).

 

Actual Weight (g)

2.2

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

~18

 

Metal

Gold

 

Catalogue

GG

Photo Link

Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

B7

2007.

Fractional Tanka of 20 ratī

Ramadan xxx

Ste, CNG

R 115

RR