Lot 266

Delhi Sultan, Ala-al-din Muhammad Shah (AH 695-715, 1296-1316 AD), Silver Tanka, 11.03 gms, 25.00 mm, Hazrat Dehli Mint, The legends on the coins of Ala-al-din Muhammad Khalji continue to quote the ruler's titles on the tankas which reads as ; Obv : al-sultan al-a'zam 'ala' al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar muhammad shäh al-sultän, reverse : with Muhammad alling himself sikandar al-thāni - the second Alexander yamin al-khilafa - the right hand of the Caliphate āsir amir al-mú' minin - helper of the Commander of the faithful, G&G # D226, very fine, scarce.