Archive Lots

Sultans of Bengal - Silver Tanka of Shams al-Din Ilyas Shah (1342-1357 AD), Hadrat Firuzabad mint, mint and date mostly not visible, G&G B153, 10.40 grams. Obv: Arabic legend al-Sultan al-'Azam Shams al-Dunya wa al-Din Ilyas Shah al-Sultan. Rev: Arabic legend Sikandar al-Thani Yameen Khalifat Allah Nasir Amir al-Mumineen in a circle; date and mint details in the margin. Very fine.

Sultans of Bengal - Shams al-Din Ilyas Shah (1342-1357 AD), Silver Tanka, al-Balad Firuzabad Mint, AH 757, G&G B152, 10.80 grams. Obv: Arabic legend al-Sultan al-'Adil Shams al-Dunya wa al-Din Abu al-Muzaffar Ilyas Shah al-Sultan. Rev: Arabic legend Sikandar al-Thani Yamin al-Khilafah Nasir Amir al-Mumineen, date and mint details in margin. VF+, Scarce.

Sultans of Bengal Sultanate - Silver Tanka, Ala-ud-din Husain Shah (1493-1519 AD), Husainabad mint, 4th Victory Type, G&G B741, 10.40 grams, Obv: Arabic legend al-Sultan al-Fatih al-Kamru wa Kamta wa Jajnagar wa Urissa 'Ala al-Dunya wa al-Din Abu al-Muzaffar. Rev: Arabic legend Husain Shah al-Sultan bin Sayyid Ashraf al-Husaini Khallada Allah Mulkahu wa Saltanahau. VF+, Scarce.

Sultans of Bengal - Silver Tanka, Ala ud-din Husain (1493-1519 AD), Husainabad mint, date '89', G&G B770, 10.40 grams. Obv: Arabic legend al-Sultan al-'Adil 'Ala al-Dunya wa al-Din Abu al-Muzaffar Husain Shah al-Sultan in decorative border. Rev: Arabic legend bin Sayyid Ashraf al-Husaini Khallada Allah Mulkahu wa Saltanahu, mint name Husainabad and date '89' at the bottom. VF+, Scarce.

Sultans of Bengal - Silver Rupee of Ghiyath al-Din Bahadur Shah (1555-1560 AD), no mint (probably Lakhnauti), AH (9)66, G&G B967, 10.90 grams. Obv: Kalima within a square Rev: Arabic legend Bahadur Shah ibn Muhammad Shah Ghazi Khallada Allah Mulkahu wa Saltanahu within a square with Sri Bahadar Sahi in Nagari below; AH date in left margin. VF+, Scarce.

Sultans of Bengal - Silver Tanka of Ala al-Din Husain Shah (1493-1519 AD), 'Kalima' type '2', Fathabad mint, AH 899, G&G B706, 10.70 grams. Obv: Arabic legend Ala al-dunya wa al-din Abu al-Muzaffar Husain Shah al-Sultan Khallada Allah Mulkahu wa Saltanahu Rev: Kalima followed by mintname and date. VF+, Scarce.

Sultans of Bengal - Silver Rupee of Daud Shah Kararani (1572-1576 AD), Tanda mint (off flan), date not visible, G&G B982, 11.20 grams. Obv: Kalima within a square, Bengali letter 'Ma' at the end Rev: Arabic legend Daud Shah Sulaiman Shah Kararani Khallada Allah Mulkahu wa Saltanahu followed by a 'grid' mint-mark within a square; Sri Daud Shahi in Nagari below. VF+, Scarce.

Sultans of Bengal - Silver Rupee of Daud Shah Kararani (1572-1576 AD), Tanda mint (off flan), AH 980, G&G B982, 11.50 grams. Obv: Kalima within a square, Bengali letter 'Ma' at the end. Rev: Arabic legend Daud Shah Sulaiman Shah Kararani Khallada Allah Mulkahu wa Saltanahu within a square with Sri Daud Shahi in Nagari below; AH date in right margin. VF+, Scarce.

Bahmani Sultans of Gulbarga - Silver Tanka of Muhammad Shah I (1359-1375 AD), Hadrat Ahsanabad mint, AH (766), G&G BH27, 10.70 grams. Obv: Arabic legend Sultan al-'Ahd wa al-Zaman Hami Millat Rasul al-Rahman Rev: Arabic legend in rectangle Abu al-Muzaffar Muhammad Shah bin Bahman Shah al-Sultan; mint name in right quadrant. VF+, Scarce.

Bahmani Sultans of Deccan - Shams al-Din Muhmmad Shah III (1463-1482 AD), Silver Tanka, Hadrat Muhammadabad Mint, AH (8)77, G&G BH112, 10.90 grams. Obv: Arabic legend Muhammad Shah bin Humayun Shah al-sultan Khallada Mulkahu in rectangle; mintname in right quadrant, date in bottom quadrant. Rev: Arabic legend al-Mua'tasim Billah abu al-Muzaffar Shams al-Dunya wa al-Din visible in parts. VF, Very Scarce.