Sikandar Shah’s silver Tanka of Chawalistan Urf Arsah Kamru mint
2018-12-07 Fri
One of the most prominent Sultans of Bengal Sultanate, Sikandar Bin Ilyas Shah ruled the Ilyas Shahi dynasty for almost 32 years from 1357 to 1389 AD. He became a second Sultan to rule the Bengal Sultanate after overthrowing his father Sultan Sham-al-Din Ilyas Shah.Sikandar Shah issued beautiful gold and silver coins during the reign in the denomination of Tanka and in their different fractions. Some of the mints are Baldat al-Mahrusah Firuzabad, Iqlim Mu'azzamabad, Hazrat Jalal Sunargaon, Khitta Satgaon, and Shahr-i-Nau etc.
One his silver Tanka was sold for INR 18,300 by Classical Numismatic Gallery. The obverse of a coin showed the Arabic legend ‘al-Sultan al-'Azam Abu al-Mujahid Sikandar Shah IbnIlyas Shah al-Sultan’. The reverse depicts the legend ‘Yameen Khalifat Allah Nasir Amir al-Mumineen Zall Allah Khilafatahu’ within a circle and mint and date details in the margin.
Image Source: Classical Numismatic Gallery
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