Sulṭāns of Bengal –
Saif al-dīn Ḥamzah Shāh (AH 813-815, AD 1410-1412), Fīrūzābād (ḥaḍrat) Mint
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سيف الدنيا
و الدين أبو
المجاهد
حمزه شاه بن
أعظمشاه بن سكندر
شاه بن إلياس شاه
السلطان |
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ناصر
أمير المؤمنين غوث
الاسلام و
المسلمين خلد
ملكه |
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The legend in
a scalloped circle: saif al-dunyā
wa al-dīn abū al-mujāhid ḥamzah shāh bin
a’ẕam shāh bin sikandar shāh bin ilyās shāh
al-sulṭān (= sword of the world and the faith, father of the
soldiers of the holy war, Ḥamzah
Shāh son of Sikandar Shāh son of Ilyās Shāh the sultan). |
The
legend in a quatrefoil made up of concave lines: nāṣir amīr al-mū’minīn ghawth al-islām
wa al-muslimīn khallada mulkahu (= Protector of the leader of the
faithful, helper of islām and the Muslims, perpetuator of his kingdom). Mint and date in margin: ضرب
هذه السكة في
حضرة
الفيروزاباد
سنة ٨١٣ |
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Actual Weight (g) |
~10.7 |
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Actual Diameter (mm) |
~33 |
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Composition |
Silver |
Catalogue
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GG |
Photo Link |
Denomination |
AH |
Provenance |
Comments |
Rarity |
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B265 |
√ 3108. |
Tanka |
813 |
Anon |
R 241 |
S |