Shams Al-Din Ilyas Shah was the first sultan and the founder of Ilyas Shah Dynasty. This dynasty was one of the leading dynasties of Bengal Sultanate. This dynasty ruled Bengal Sultanate for almost 150 years. In these 150 years, they were also they tried to maintain both their economic and military power. It was the first independent unified Bengal Kingdom under Muslim rule.
This silver tanka was issued by him from the mint Hadrat Firuzabad Mint weighs around 10.62g. The obverse of this coin is inscribed as ‘Al-Sultan Al-'Adil Shams Al-Dunya Wa 'L Din Abu 'L Muzaffar Ilyas Shah Al-Sultan’. The reverse of this coin is inscribed as ‘Sikandar Al-Sani Yamin Al-Khilafa (Nasir) Amir Al-Mu 'minin within a circle’.
Image Courtesy: Todywalla Auction
Roman Caesar Augustus issued a coin that depicts a famous celestial event on the reverse. A silver d...
The Guinean franc is the currency of Guinea. The first Guinean franc was introduced in 1959 to repla...
This Gold Mohur issued by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was sold for INR 2,10,000 in an auction of Todyw...
Chandragupta II was the ruler of the Gupta Empire; he is also known by the title Vikramaditya. He wa...
The Indian government has commemorated the 36th International GeologicaL Congress event by issuing a...
Thank you for visiting our website and for your interest in our endeavour.
For a past few days we have been recieving queries whether we buy/sell coins, stamps and currency.
We would like to inform you that, as of date, we have not provided such a platform. However please register on our website and do keep visiting our portal for further notifications on such a forum and other important and exciting news/updates.
Happy Collecting !
Email: info@mintageworld.com
Contact Us