Bengal Sultanate, Jalal ud-din Muhammad 2nd Reign (AD 1418-1432/3) Firuzabad Mint Tanka
Bengal Sultanate, Jalal ud-din Muhammad 2nd Reign (AD 1418-1432/3) Firuzabad Mint Tanka
Description
Bengal Sultanate, Jalal ud-din Muhammad (2nd Reign AH 821-836/7 /1418-1432/3 AD ), Firuzabad Mint, AH 823 (date unrecorded) Silver Tanka, (Wt: 10.72 gms, Dia: 30.05 mm), (GG # B 331).
Obverse : Arabic legend within a four-pointed, star-shaped cartouche, "Nasir-ul islam wa'l muslimin khuld Allahu mulkahu" with additional inscriptions in the surrounding spaces, AH 823, Mintname Firuzabad,
Reverse : Arabic legend in a scalloped, multilobed cartouche, Arabic legend "Jalal-ud dunya wa'l din Abu'l Muzaffar Muhammad Shah al-sultan"enclosed by an outer border of dots.
One of the finest known specimens, centrally struck with artistic motifs and exceptional eye appeal. Free from chop marks and countermarks.