INDIA, Islamic Sultanates. Bengal. Ala al-Din Husain, 1493-1519. Tanka (Silver, 25 mm, 10.56 g, 3 h), Khazana, AH 899 = AD 1493/4. ‘lā ilāha illā Allāh / Muḥammad rasūl Allāh / Khazāna 899’ (‘There is no deity but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Khazana, 899’ in Arabic). Rev. ‘ʿAlāw (sic) al-Dunyā / wa al-Dīn Abuʾl-Muẓaffar / Ḥusayn Shāh al-Sulṭān / khallada Allāh mulkahū [/ wa sulṭānahū]’ (‘ʿAla al-Dunya wa al-Din Abuʾl-Muzaffar Husain Shah, the Sultan. May Allah perpetuate his kingdom and sovereignty’ in Arabic). Goron & Goenka B707. Beautifully toned. Some weakness and scratches, otherwise, very fine.