Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Tanka - Ala al Din Husain
| Issuer | Bengal Sultanate |
|---|---|
| Year | 1494 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | ۷٩٩ (AH 899) |
| Reverse description | Hammered silver field displaying a multi-line Arabic inscription in bold raised relief, occupying the full extent of the coin face. The legend records the ruler's name and titles, reading in the style typical of Bengal Sultanate issues: 'Ala al-Din Husain Shah, Sultan of Bengal' distributed across several lines. The calligraphy is executed in a vigorous, somewhat angular hand consistent with late medieval Bengal mint practice. The field is undecorated save for the inscription, and the irregular flan boundary is evident at the periphery. Strike is somewhat uneven, as is characteristic of hammered issues of this series. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | علاء الدين حسين شاه سلطان بنكاله |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |