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Sulṭāns of Bengal – Struck INO Nāṣir al-dīn Maḥmūd, Sulṭān of Dehlī (AH 644-664, AD 1246-66), Lakhnautī Mint

 

السلطان الأعظم

ناصر الدنيا و الدين

أبو المظفر محمود

إبن سلطان

في عهد الامام

المستعصم أمير

المؤمنين

The legend within a double square surrounded by a circle: al-sulṭān al-a‘ẕam nāṣir al-dunyā wa al-dīn abū al-muẕaffar maḥmūd bin sulṭān (= The supreme Sulṭān exalted of the world and the faith, father of the conqueror, Maḥmūd son of Sulṭān). Arabesques in the segments.

The legend within a double square surrounded by a circle: fī ‘ahd al-imām al-musta‘ṣim amīr al-mū’minīn (= In the time of the Imam al-Musta‘ṣim, leader of the faithful). In the margin is the date:

... بلكنوتي في شهور سنة تسع خمسين ....

 

Actual Weight (g)

~10.8

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

~29

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

GG

Photo Link

Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

B71

2672.

Tanka

657

 

R 921; NW 225C. The word shāh is missing from the bottom of the obverse.

RR

2673.

659

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