Sulṭāns of Bengal –
Rukn al-dīn Bārbak (AH 864-879, AD 1459-1474), with Tughra Obverse.
Sājlā Mankhābād (‘arṣah) Mint
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ركن
الدنيا و
الدين أبو
المجاهد
باربكشاه السلطان
بن محمود شاه
السلطان |
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السلطان إبن
السلطان عرصة
ساجلا منكه
باد ٨٦۴ |
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The legend in Tughra characters: rukn al-dunyā wa al-dīn
abū al-mujāhid bārbak shāh al-sulṭān bin maḥmūd
shāh al-sulṭān (= Pillar of the world and the
faith, father of the warrior, Sulṭān Bārbak Shāh son of
Sulṭān Maḥmūd Shāh). |
The legend in a plain circle: al-sulṭān ibn al-sulṭān
‘arṣah sājlā mankhābād (= The Sulṭān
son of the Sulṭān [struck at] ‘arṣah Sājlā
Mankhābād) In margin: …khallada allāh mulkahu wa sulṭānahu… خلد
(الله ملكه) و
سلطانه و
أعلى أمره و
شأنه |
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Actual Diameter (mm) |
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Composition |
Silver |
Catalogue
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Photo Link |
Denomination |
AH |
Provenance |
Comments |
Rarity |
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B502 |
√ 3338. |
Tanka |
864 |
Ste, SG,
Semans |
See Iftekhar Alam SM (2002), ONS 170, for mint name |
S |