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BENGAL: Iltutmish, 1217-1236, AR tanka (10.8g), [Lakhnauti], VS[12]77. VF

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BENGAL: Iltutmish, 1217-1236, AR tanka (10.8g), [Lakhnauti], VS[12]77. VF
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BENGAL: Iltutmish, 1217-1236, AR tanka (10.8g), [Lakhnauti], VS[12]77, G-18, Zeno-28126 (this coin), horseman, holding mace in his right hand, galloping left // Nagari Sri above the name iltutmish, some weakness of strike, without any testmarks or banker's marks, thin scratch across the horse, bold VF. The date is equivalent to AD1220/21 and is the earliest known numerical date on an Indian coin (earlier numbers as regnal or issue years are known, but not as actual dates, e.g., the fanams of Orissa), engraved in Nagari numerals.