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Sulṭāns of Bengal – Ghiyāth al-dīn A’ẕam (AH 792-813, AD 1389-1410), ? Mint – Silver – Type 17

NB heavy weight.

 

المؤيد بتائيد الرحمن

غياث الدنيا و الدين

أبو المظفر أعظمشاه

(إبن) سكندر شاه إبن إلياس

(شاه) السلطان

يمين

خليفة الله ناصر

أمير المؤمنين غو

ث الاسلام و المسلمين

خلد الله خلافته

The legend in a quatrilobe: al-mu’ayyad bi-ta ‘yid al-raḥmān ghiyāth al-dunyā wa al-dīn abū al-muẕaffar a’ẕam shāh ibn sikandar shāh ibn ilyās shāh al-sulṭān (= Victorious in the support of the merciful, helper of the world and the faith, father of victory, A’ẕam Shāh son of Sikandar Shāh son of Ilyās Shāh the sulṭān).

The legend in an eight-rayed star shape: yamīn khalīfat allāh nāṣir amīr al-mū’minīn ghawth al-islām wa al-muslimīn khallada allāh mulkahu (= Right-hand of the caliphate of Allah, defender of the leader of the faithful, helper of Islam and the Muslims, perpetuator of the kingdom of Allah).

 

Actual Weight (g)

11.5

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

GG

Photo Link

Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

B252A

3096.

Tanka

8xx

ONSNL

See GG addendum also ONSNL 170, 2002

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