Silver tanka of Ala Al-Din Husain (899-925 AH / 1493-1519 AD), Bengal Sultanate

Description

26mm in diameter (large!!!), 10.7 g. Silver Tanka, Inscriptions / Inscriptions within scalloped borders. Khazana mint, dated to 916 AH / 1510 AD (unlisted year for this type!). Excellent large silver coin, very attractive, thick and heavy. Scarce. "The coins of the Indian Sultanates" B709.