Sulṭāns of Bengal –
Sikandar bin Ilyās (AH 758-792, AD 1357-1389), Series 10 –
Fīrūzābād (ḥaḍrat)
Mint
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الواثق
بتائيد الرحمن
أبو المجاهد سكندر
شاه إبن
إلياس شاه
السلطان |
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يمين خليفة
الله ناصر
أمير المؤمنين
غوث الاسلام
و المسلمين خلدت
خلافته |
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The legend in a circle: al-wāthiq bi-ta ‘yīd al-raḥmān
abū’l mujāhid sikandar shāh ibn ilyās shāh al-sulṭān (= He who trusts
in the support of the merciful, father of the holy war, Sikandar Shāh
son of Ilyās Shāh the Sulṭān). Margin as described in
Series 10. |
The legend in a multifoil: yamīn khalīfat allāh
nāṣir amīr al-mū’minīn ghawth al-islām wa’l
musilmīn khallada
khilāfatahu (= The right-hand man of the caliphate of Allah defender
of the leader of the faithful, helper of Islam and the Muslims, perpetuator
of his caliphate). Mint and date in margin: ضرب
هذه السكة
بحضرة
فيروزاباد
سنة إثني و ثمانين
و سبعمائة |
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Actual Weight (g) |
~10.8 |
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Actual Diameter (mm) |
~32 |
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Composition |
Silver |
Catalogue
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Denomination |
AH |
Provenance |
Comments |
Rarity |
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B193 |
√ 3014. |
Tanka |
782 |
SG |
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R |