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Sultans of Bengal, Ghiyath al-din ‘Iwad, in the name of the Dehli sultan Shams al-din Iltutmish, AH 609/10-614 / AD 1213-1217, horseman type, tanka, undated

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Sultans of Bengal. Ghiyath al-din ‘Iwad, in the name of the Dehli sultan Shams al-din Iltutmish, AH 609/10-614 / AD 1213-1217. horseman type tanka, undated. no mint. G&G B18 (S). Mitchiner (NI&C) 540. Zeno 28126. Silver. Diameter 27.0mm, 10.81 grams. Obverse: Horseman; legend not read. Reverse: Al-sultan al-mu'azzam shams al-dunya wa 'l din abu'l muzaffar iltutmish al-qutbi amir al-muminin. Nagari 'Shri' above 'Iltutmish'. AVF and nicely toned. Struck by governor Ghiyath al-Din 'Iwad, in name of Iltutmish. Without mint or date. Scarce.

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