Sulṭāns of Bengal –
Sikandar bin Ilyās (AH 758-792, AD 1357-1389), Fractional Tankas – Fīrūzābād Mint
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الامام
العادل العالم
الكامل أبو
المجاهد |
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شاه سكندر إبن
إلياس شاه
السلطان خلد
الله ملكه |
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The legend in a multifoil: al-imām al-’ādil al-‘ālim
al-kāmil abū al-mujāhid (= …... father of the holy war).
In the margin are the mint and date. |
The legend in a
quatrilobe: sikandar
shāh ibn ilyās shāh al-sulṭān khallada allāh mulkahu (= Sikandar Shāh, son of Ilyās Shāh the Sulṭān,
perpetuator of Allah’s kingdom). Margin:
part of Fīrūzābād is visible as وز(ا)با on left
lower segment. |
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Actual Weight (g) |
2.7 |
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Actual Diameter (mm) |
~18 |
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Composition |
Silver |
Catalogue
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GG |
Photo Link |
Denomination |
AH |
Provenance |
Comments |
Rarity |
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B205A |
√ 3035. |
Quarter
Tanka |
781? |
SG |
Date not clear. |
RR |