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Sulṭāns of Bengal – Ghiyāth al-dīn A’ẕam (AH 792-813, AD 1389-1410), Unnamed Mint

 

ناصر

الاسلام و

المسلمين يمين

أمير المؤمنين

أبو المظفر أعظم شاه السلطان

The legend in tughra characters: abū al-muẕaffar a’ẕam shāh al-sulṭān (= Father of victory. A’ẕam Shāh the sulṭān). Margin not read.

The legend in a double circle with annulets between the circles: nāṣir al-islām wa al-muslimīn amīr al-mū’minīn (= Defender of Islam and the Muslims, leader of the faithful). Margin: not legible.

 

Actual Weight (g)

31.1

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

~39

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

GG

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Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

B239

3058.

Three Tankas

?

SG

Only one specimen known.

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