Previous Lot Next Lot

Auction: 13019 - North East Indian Coins from the Nicholas Rhodes Collection
Lot: 460

Sultans of Bengal, Shams al-Din Muzaffar (AH 896-899; AD 1490-93), commemorative Tanka, 10.53g, AH 898, without mintname, fath al-mulk al-'adil al-badhil al-mujahid sa'd al-din nasir amir al-mu'minin al-mukhattib shams al-dunya wa'l din abu'l nasir, rev. Kalima in the centre, around, in the margin: muzaffar shah al-sultan khallad allah mulkahu was sultanahu kamta mardan fi 898 (G&G. B682), margin rather weakly struck, mark on reverse, about very fine, rare


This rare issue, which is known in two varieties, commemorates a successful military campaign in the Kamta area of present-day Assam. The obverse legend translates as: "The victory of the just and generous king, the warrior, fortunate in the faith, the helper of the Commander of the Faithful, who is called Shams al-Dunya etc.

Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Estimate
£150 to £200