Bengal Sultanate, Sikandar bin Ilyas (AH 758-792/1357-1389 AD), Mulk Nawalistan Mint, Silver Tanka, AH 782, Obv: Arabic legends “al-wathiq bi-tayid al-rahman abu’l mujahid Sikandar Shah bin Ilyas Shah al-sultan” within a circle,“al-imam al-a’zam wa’l khalifat al’mu’azzam”& the four Caliphs’ names in four circles in the margin, Rev: Arabic legends “yamin khalifat allah nasir amir al-mu’minin ghawth al-islam wa’l muslimin khuld khilafatahu”in scalloped cartouche, “zarb hada al sikka al mubarak fi mulk Nawalistan” & Hijri year “sana ithna wa tamanin wa sabamaya” (=782) in the margin,10.81g, 30.00mm, (Unlisted in G&G), about extremely fine, Extremely Rare.

Note: The mint-name ‘Mulk Nawalistan’ is a newly discovered addition to the mints of the Bengal Sultanate and was recently recorded for this ruler from a small hoard of coins. The identity of ‘Nawalistan’ is uncertain and it may have been erroneously engraved by the die-engraver instead of ‘Mulk Chawalistan urf Arsah Kamru’ which was known to have briefly operated earlier during the same Sultan’s rule.The type is not listed in G&G. The adjective ‘al-Sikka al-Mubarak’ indicates this was a ‘blessed coin’, probably indicating its commemorative nature.

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