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Sulṭāns of Bengal – Ghiyāth al-dīn A’ẕam – Issued During the Reign of his Father, Mu’aẕẕamābād (ḥaḍrat) Mint

 

المؤيد بتائيد

الرحمن غياث الدنيا و الدين

أبو المظفر أعظم

شاه السلطان

ناصر الاسلام

و المسلمين يمين

أمير المؤمنين

The legend in a circle: al-mu’ayyad bi-ta ‘yīd al-ramān ghiyāth al-dunyā wa al-dīn abū al-muaffar a’am shāh al-sulṭān (= Victorious in the support of the merciful, helper of the world and the faith, father of victory, A’ẕam Shāh, the Sulṭān). Four caliphs in margins.

The legend in a circle: nāṣir al-islām wa’l muslimīn yamīn amīr al-mū’minīn (= Defender of Islam and the Muslims, right-hand man of the leader of the faithful). Mint and date in margin:

ضرب هذه الدينار بحضرة معظم اباد سنة خمس ثمانين سبعمائة

 

Actual Weight (g)

~10.8

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

~34

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

GG

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Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

B225

3049.

Tanka

785

SG, SH

 

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