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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 square with loops: al-mu’ayyad bi-ta ‘yīd al-raḥmān ghiyāth al-dunyā wa al-dīn abū al-muẕaffar a’ẕam 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). The four Caliphs are in the loops: أبو بكر، عمر، عثمان، علي		The legend in an eight-lobed 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 هذا الدينار بحضرة معظم اباد سنة ....

Actual Weight (g)

~10.8

Actual Diameter (mm)

~31

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
B227	√ 3050.	Tanka	790?	Ste, Semans		R