Transliteration (obverse) Sultan Suliman [Shah bin] Selim Kha[n 'azz] nasruhu duri[be fi misr sana 9]2[6] |
Translation (obverse) Sultan Süleyman Shah, son of Selim Khan. May he be victorious. Struck in Egypt the year 926 |
Transliteration (reverse) [Daribü al-nadri sahibü] al-izzi wa l-nasri [f]i [a]l-berri wa l-bahri |
Translation (reverse) Striker of the brilliance, master of glory and victory of land and sea |
Hoard description The coin was purchased together with other 25 Ottoman coins, one Into-Portuguese coin, and 11 gold coins from Hormuz in Colombo and allegedly belonged to a hoard found in the neighbourhood of Kandy in about 1911-12 (see Codrington 1914) |
Weight standard The coin has been cut to the size and weight of the coins of Hormuz where this coin was found (see Codrington 1914) |
