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Sulṭāns of Bengal – ‘Alā’ al-dīn Fīrūz I (AH 817, AD 1414), Unnamed Mint

NB khallada mulkahu at end of reverse margin. bin at beginning of fourth line on obverse.

	علاء الدنيا و الدين أبو المظفر فيروز شاه إبن بايزيد شاه السلطان		ناصر أمير المؤمنين غوث الاسلام و المسلمين خلد ملكه
The legend in a circle: ‘alā al-dunyā wa al-dīn abū al-muẕaffar fīrūz shāh bin bāyazīd shāh al-sulṭān (= Glory of the world and the faith, father of the conqueror, Fīrūz Shāh son of Bāyazīd Shāh the sulṭān).		The legend in a square: nāṣir amīr al-mū’minīn ghawth al-islām wa al-muslimīn khallada mulkahu (= Protector of the leader of the faithful, helper of Islam and the Muslims, perpetuator of his kingdom). Date in margin (clockwise starting from the top): شوال سنة سبع عشر و ثمانمائة

Actual Weight (g)

~10.7

Actual Diameter (mm)

~29

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
B304	√ 3150.	Tanka	Shawal 817	Ste		RR