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Lot No.203
AUC51
Sultanates
Auction Date: 16-04-2026
Gold
Sultans of Bengal, Gold tanka of Jalal al-Din Fath Shah (1481-1486 AD), with religious legends, Khazana mint, AH 890, G&G B625 (plate specimen), 10.51g. Obv: Arabic legend within a decorative border al-Shaykh al-Mujawar bi-Qadam al-Rasul [The Shaikh who is close to the Qadam Rasul] Jalal al-Dunya wa al-Din Abu al-Muzaffar Fateh Shah al-Sultan bin Mahmud Shah al-Sultan, followed by AH date in numbers. Rev: Arabic legend in a decorative border al-Sultan al-Munawwar bi-Noor al-Mustafawi al-Ilahi al-Mukhatib Sultan al-Zahideen fi al-Iqzzat al-Mushahidah [The sultan who is enlightened by the light of the chosen and the divine, who is entitled “Sultan of those who are devoted to vigils and contemplation].
Extremely fine, Exceedingly rare.
A coin of exceptional pedigree - this very specimen is the plate coin illustrated in the standard reference by Goron & Goenka, The Coins of the Indian Sultanates.
Notably, no coins of this type are recorded in Zeno or in sales archives.
Jalaluddin Fateh Shah was the last ruler of later Ilyas Shahi dynasty of the Bengal Sultanate. He succeeded his nephew Yusuf Shah, chosen by the nobles of the court. Coins with religious legends show him as a devotee of Sufi saints Shaikh Ala al-Haq and Shaikh Qutb-i Alam whose cults were.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 6,00,000-8,00,000
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