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

Very crude style.

 

المؤيد بتائيد الرحمن

غياث الدنيا و الدين

أبو المظفر أعظم

شاه السلطان خلد

الله ملكه

ناصر الاسلام

و المسلمين

أمير المؤمنين

خلد ملكه

The legend in a square: al-mu’ayyad bi-ta ‘yid al-raḥmān ghiyāth al-dunyā wa al-dīn abū al-muẕaffar a’ẕam shāh al-sulṭān khallada allāh mulkahu (=Victorious in the support of the merciful, helper of the world and the faith, A’ẕam Shāh the sulṭān, perpetuator of the kingdom of Allah). In the margins are the four Caliphs written very crudely:

أبو بكر، علي، عثمان، عمر

The legend in a square: nāṣir al-islām wa al-muslimīn amīr al-mū’minīn khallada mulkahu (= Defender of Islam and the Muslims, leader of the faithful, perpetuator of his kingdom). Margin: Counter-clockwise starting from top segment Mint in bottom:

هذه، السكة، ستكانو ، ....

 

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Composition

Silver

 

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GG

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AH

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Rarity

B250

3093.

Tanka

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SG

 

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