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Sultanates : Bengal Sultanat

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:125,000.00 CAD Estimated At:125,000.00 - 150,000.00 CAD
Sultanates : Bengal Sultanat
Dhanujmardan Dev, Silver Tanka, 10.57g, Chatigrama (Chittagong) Mint, SE 1339, Bengali legend on both sides, Obv: "Sri Sri Da/nujamardda/na Deva", Rev: "Sri chandi/charana pa/rayana" (G&G# B315). Usual chop marks on obverse, very fine+, exceedingly rare.
Danujamarda Deva is identified as Raja Ganesha, a Hindu ruler of Bengal, who overthrew the Ilyas Shahi dynasty rule from Bengal and began ephemeral Hindu Rule in Bengal. Coins known from three Mints Pandua (Firuzabad), Sunargaon and Chatgaon. These coins are very important and notable as the langue & script of them is medieval Bengali & date in the Saka Era.
Ex Oswal Auction No. 63 Sold at 1,00,000/- Rupees.