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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

A horseman riding left in a circle. Around is a legend with the Shahāda and date.

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)

10.5

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

~28

 

Metal

silver

 

Catalogue

GG

Photo Link

Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

B8

2008.

Tanka

ramaḍān 606

Ste, SG, SMM

R 113 (var).

RR