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Sulṭāns of Bengal – Sikandar bin Ilyās (AH 758-792, AD 1357-1389), Series 10 – Shahr-i-Nau (‘arṣah al ma’mūrah) Mint

 

الواثق بتائيد

الرحمن أبو المجاهد

سكندر شاه إبن إلياس

شاه السلطان

يمين

خليفة الله ناصر أمير

المؤمنين غوث الاسلام و

المسلمين

خلدت خلافته

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:

.... المعمورة شهر نو  سنة إحدى و ثمانين ....

 

Actual Weight (g)

~10.8

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

GG

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Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

B194B (was B197B)

3018p.

Tanka

781

SG

 

RRR