Lot 166

Bengal Sultan, Giyath al-din Bahadur Shah, Lakhnauti Mint, Silver Tanka

Auction # 8 Lucknow ( Floor & Realtime Online Auction )


  • Estimated Price (INR)
  • 1800 - 2000
  • Price Realised -
  • Auction Completed!

Catalog Reference #
G&G # B967
Metal Composition
Silver
Lot Grade/Condition
very fine
Diameter
32.08 mm
Weight
11.22 gms
Denomination
Tanka
Calendar/Year
AH 963-968, 1555-1560 AD

Bengal Sultanate, Giyath al-din Bahadur Shah (AH 963-968, 1555-1560 AD), Silver Tanka, 11.22 gms, 32.08 mm, Lakhnauti Mint, The obverse of the coin reads within square. ‘bahadur shah bin muhammad shah ghazi khallada allah mulkahu wa sultanahu’ below in Nagari. ‘sri bahadur shahi’ the reverse of the coin reads within square, ‘kalima La ilaha ill Allah Muhammadur-Rasul Allah’ (There is no God but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah), G&G # B967, very fine, very scarce.