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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

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 mardān (= The great Sulṭān, pillar of the world and the faith, father of the conqueror, ‘Alī Mardān).

 

Actual Weight (g)

10.5

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

~28

 

Metal

silver

 

Catalogue

GG

Photo Link

Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

B8A

2008c.

Tanka

ramaḍān 606

Noman

abū at end of third line. See B9 for different arrangement. This variety lacks the word bin in the Sulṭān’s name.

RR