Sultanate Coins
Bengal Sultanate
Silver Tanka
Silver Tanka Coin of Arakan Rajas of Chittagong Region of Bengal Sultanate.
Bengal Sultanate, Rajas of Arakan, Viceregal Coinage of Chittagong region, Silver Tanka, BE 959, In the name of Islam Shah, Obv: Shahada in Arabic at the top in two lines, Bengali legend 'Sri Sri Ichalam Saha' (the most exalted Islam shah), Rev: Arakanese legend, 959 khu naradibbati tha daw anauk bha wa shin (959 era royal son of Naradibbati, King of the west), 10.2g, 24.30mm, (G&G # CG2), choice extremely fine, no test mark, Extremely Rare.
Estimate: INR 15000 - 20000