Lot 117

Delhi Sultan, Muhammad bin Firuz (AH 792-795, 1390-1392/3 AD), Silver Tanka, 10.40 gms, 22.51 mm, No Mint, AH 793, Obv: al-Sultan al-'Azam Muhammad Shah Firuz Shah Sultan Khulidat…, Rev: fi zaman al-imam amir al-mu minin khulidat khilafatuhu, Later rulers of the Sayyid dynasty struck silver coins in the name of Muhammad bin Firuz, however, as G&G note, no tankas that could be attributed to his own reign were noted while the catalogue was written. This coin, with a discernible AH date 793, is the first such coin, Unlisted in G&G, Unique, very fine, extremely rare.