Lot 247

Delhi Sultan Ghiyath Al-Din Tughluq Shah Hadrat Delhi Mint Silver Tanka

Auction # 14 Lucknow (Online)


  • Estimated Price (INR)
  • 2500 - 3000
  • Price Realised -
  • Auction Completed!

Catalog Reference #
NW # 434-439, R # 1083, G&G # D306
Metal Composition
Silver
Lot Grade/Condition
very fine
Diameter
28.32 mm
Weight
10.97 gms
Denomination
Tanka
Calendar/Year
AH 720-725, 1320-1325 AD

Delhi Sultan, Ghiyath Al-Din Tughluq Shah (AH 720-725, 1320-1325 AD), Silver Tanka, 10.97 gms, 28.32 mm, Hadrat Delhi Mint (fully visible at 7 o'clock in outer margin on rev), Tughluq struck silver tankas at Dar al-Islam, Delhi and Deogir with the same legend, and then, after the conquest of Tilangana, tankas in the both metals with a differnt legend and the mint-name Mulk-i-Tilang, Legends, al-sultan al-ghazi legend, used at Dar al-Islam, Delhi and Deogir, obverse, "al-sultan al-ghazi ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din'l muzaffar", Reverse, "tugluq shah al-sultan nasir amir al-mu'minin", NW # 434-439, R # 1083, G&G # D306, very fine, rare.