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Sultans of Delhi, Qutb al-Din Mubarak, AH 716-720 / AD 1316-1320, tanka, AH 719 / AD 1319. Sultans of Delhi. Qutb al-Din Mubarak, AH 716-720 / AD 1316-1320. tanka, AH 719 / AD 1319. Hazrat Dar al-Khilafa (Delhi). G&G D247 (R). Zeno 49031. Gold. Square, 23mm × 23mm, 11.00 grams. Obverse: Sha's titles. Reverse: Shah's title continuation, mint and date on margins (see below). ChXF. Al-Imam legend. Rare.

Obverse:
al-imam al-a'zam khalifa rabb al-'alamin qutb al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar mubarakshah
the most high imam the Caliph, lord of the two worlds the pole star of the world and the faith father of the victorious, Mubarak Shah

Reverse:
Centre:
al-sultan ibn al-sultan al-wathiq billah amir al-mu'minin
the sultan, son of the sultan he who trusts in Allah, commander of the faithful

Margin
zuriba hazihi sikkat bi-hadrat dar al-Khilafa fi sanat tis'ashrat wa seb'mi'at
was struck this gold coin in the honourable abode of the caliphate nineteen and seven hundred
 
Sultans of Delhi, Fakhr al-Din Muhammad bin Tughluq, AH 725-752 / AD 1325-1351, dinar, AH 726 / AD 1325-6. Sultans of Delhi. Fakhr al-Din Muhammad bin Tughluq, AH 725-752 / AD 1325-1351. dinar, AH 726 / AD 1325-6. Hazrat Dehli. G&G D331. Zeno 68612. Gold. Diameter 23.0mm, 12.84 grams. Obverse: Shah's titles. Reverse: Shah's titles continuation. Date and mint on margins (see below). XF. Al-wathiq type, superb strike.

Obverse:
ashhad an la illah illa Allah wa ashhad an Muhammad 'abduhu wa rasuluhu
I testify there is no god but Allah and I testify that Muhammad is his servant and his messenger

Reverse:
Centre:
al-wathiq bi-ta'yidal-rahman Muhammad Shah al-sultan
he who trusts in the support of the merciful Muhammad Shah the sultan

Margin
zuriba haza al-dinar bi-hadrat Dehli sanat sitt wa 'ishrin wa seb'mi'at
was struck this gold coin in the honourable Dehli year 6 and twenty and seven hundred
 
Sultans of Bengal, Ghiyath al-din ‘Iwad, in the name of the Dehli sultan Shams al-din Iltutmish, AH 609/10-614 / AD 1213-1217, horseman type, tanka, undated. Sultans of Bengal. Ghiyath al-din ‘Iwad, in the name of the Dehli sultan Shams al-din Iltutmish, AH 609/10-614 / AD 1213-1217. horseman type tanka, undated. no mint. G&G B18 (S). Mitchiner (NI&C) 540. Zeno 28126. Silver. Diameter 27.0mm, 10.81 grams. Obverse: Horseman; legend not read. Reverse: Al-sultan al-mu'azzam shams al-dunya wa 'l din abu'l muzaffar iltutmish al-qutbi amir al-muminin. Nagari 'Shri' above 'Iltutmish'. AVF and nicely toned. Struck by governor Ghiyath al-Din 'Iwad, in name of Iltutmish. Without mint or date. Scarce.
 
Sultans of Bengal, Nasir al-din Mahmud, AH 837-864 / AD 1433/4-1459, tanka, (AH 849 / AD 1445). Sultans of Bengal. Nasir al-din Mahmud, AH 837-864 / AD 1433/4-1459. tanka, (AH 849 / AD 1445). Dar al-Darb. G&G B476 (RR). Zeno 56348. Silver. Diameter 25.0mm, 10.70 grams. Obverse: Lion to left, Mahmud's titles. Reverse: al-mu'ayyad legend (see below). XF. R2, Very rare.

Obverse:
(nasir al-dunya) wa'l din abu'l muzaffar mahmud shah (al- sultan)
defender of the world and the faith father of the victorious one, the sultan

Reverse:
al-mu'ayyad bi-ta'yid al-rahman khalifat allah bi'l hujjat wa'l burhan (849 Dar al-)Darb
he who is strenghtened by the support of the Compassionate vice-regent of God by proof and testimony (849 Dar al-)Darb
 
Sultans of Bengal, Da‘ud Shah Kararani, AH 980-984 / AD 1572-76, rupee, undated. Sultans of Bengal. Da‘ud Shah Kararani, AH 980-984 / AD 1572-76. rupee, undated. Tanda. G&G B983 (RR). Mitchiner 2905 (similar). Zeno 54401. Silver. Diameter 31.0mm, 11.38 grams. Obverse: Shah's titles, mint on left margin. Reverse: Centre: Kalima. Margins: four successors (only top visible: Abu Bekr es-sadiq). Bold XF. Very rare. Superb strike with very clear mint name. R2.

Provenance:

  • World Numismatic Auctions, December 1st 2007, Sale 1, lot 489

Obverse lengend reads:
Centre:
da'ud shah sulaiman shah kararani wa sultanahu
da'ud Shah son of Suleiman Shah Kararani may Allah perpetuate his reign and his sultanate khallada Allah mulkahu

line of Nagari script: sri daud shahi

Margins:
left: zarb Tanda / struck in Tanda
right: abu'l muzaffar / father of the Victorious one