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

Similar to B228 but the coin has been termed: al-sikka al-mubāraka instead of: al-dinar.

 

المؤيد بتائيد الرحمن

غياث الدنيا و الدين

أبو المظفر أعظم

شاه السلطان

ناصر

الاسلام و

المسلمين يمين

أمير المؤمنين

The legend in a square without loops: 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:

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 هذه السكة المباركة بحضرة معظم اباد سنة سبعين سبعمائة

 

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Silver

 

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Rarity

B228A

3051c.

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Noman

 

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