Lot 137
Delhi Sultan Muhammad Bin Farid Gold Tanka
Auction # 27 Lucknow (Online)
- Estimated Price (INR)
- 200000 - 250000
- Opening Bid -
- Catalog Reference #
- G&G # D670
- Metal Composition
- Gold
- Lot Grade/Condition
- very fine+
- Diameter
- 18.77 mm
- Weight
- 11.26 gms
- Denomination
- Tanka
- Calendar/Year
- AH 837-849, 1434-1445 AD
Delhi Sultan, Muhammad Bin Farid (Muhammad Shah IV) (AH 837-849, 1434-1445 AD), Gold Tanka, 11.26 gms, 18.77 mm, Obv: al Sultan al-a'zam abu l Muhamid Muhammad Shah bin Farid Shah Hadrat Shah al Sultan, Rev: Fi Zaman al -imam amir al-mu-minin Khulidat Khilafatuhu, Muhammad bin Farid was the personal name of Muhammad Shah IV, Sultan of Delhi from 1434 to 1445 AD (AH 837–849). He belonged to the Sayyid dynasty and ruled during a period of severe political weakness, with limited control beyond Delhi. His reign ended shortly before the establishment of the Lodi dynasty, AH 845, G&G # D670, very fine+, very rare.