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Auction: 13019 - North East Indian Coins from the Nicholas Rhodes Collection
Lot: 480

Chittagong region trade coinage, Tanka, 9.69g, in the name of Adam Humayun, undated, faqirin adam humayun nasir al-din kabiri, rev. Kalima, this type not in G&G., very fine and very rare

This type is believed to refer to Adam Shah, the Arakanese governor of Ramu and Charkaria under Min Palaung, otherwise known as Sikandar Shah. The legends on this coins are the same as on G&G. B1008 but differently arranged on the obverse and stylistically rather different.

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Sold for
£200