Catalogue
Sultans of Delhi, Ghiyath Al-din Tughluq, (A.H. 720-725, A.D. 1320-1325), gold tanka (11.01 g), Mulk-i-Tilang Mint, dated A.H.72x [4 or 5 known, but off flan] (1323-1325 A.D.), (G&G D.303, Wright 433). Good very fine, short on flan and very rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $740
Sultans of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughluq, (A.H. 725-752, A.D. 1325-1351), gold tanka, in the name of his father Ghiyath al-din Tughluq, Baldat Qutbabad Mint, (10.95 g), A.H.726 (1325-1326), (G&G D321). Good very fine, and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $760
Sultans of Delhi, Muhammad III bin Tughluq, (A.H. 725-752, A.D. 1325-1351), gold tanka (11.05 g), struck in memory of his father, Qutbabhab Mint, dated A.H.726 (1325-1326 A.D.), (G&G D.321, Wright 476). Very fine, short on flan and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $820
Sultans of Delhi, Muhammad III bin Tughluq, (A.H. 725-752, A.D. 1325-1351), gold dinar (12.82 g), Hadrat Delhi Mint, dated A.H.726 (1325-1326 A.D.), (G&G D.331, Wright 480). Very fine/good very fine and rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,100
Sultans of Delhi, Muhammad III bin Tughluq, (A.H. 725-752 A.D. 1325-1351), gold dinar (12.85 g), Hadrat Delhi Mint, dated A.H.726 (1325-1326 A.D.), (G&G D.331, Wright 480). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $870
Sultans of Delhi, Muhammad III bin Tughluq, (A.H. 725-752, A.D. 1325-1351), gold dinar (12.81 g), Hadrat Delhi Mint, dated A.H.726 (1325-1326 A.D.), (G&G D.331, Wright 480). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,000
Sultans of Delhi, Muhammad III bin Tughluq, (A.H. 725-752, A.D. 1325-1351), gold dinar (12.81 g), Hadrat Delhi Mint, dated A.H.726 (1325-1326 A.D.), (G&G D.331, Wright 480). Slightly bent, good fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $840
Sultans of Delhi, Muhammad III bin Tughluq, (A.H. 725-752, A.D., 1325-1351), gold dinar (12.84 g), Hadrat Delhi Mint, dated A.H.727 (1326-1327 A.D.), (G&G D.331, Wright 480). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,000
Sultans of Delhi, Muhammad III bin Tughluq, (A.H. 725-752, A.D. 1325-1351), gold tanka (11.00 g), Hadrat Delhi Mint, dated A.H.725 (1324-1325 A.D.), (G&G D.340, Wright 477). Very fine, short on flan and very rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,400
Sultans of Delhi, Muhammad III bin Tughluq, (A.H. 725-752, A.D. 1325-1351), gold tanka (11.04 g), Dar-al-Islam Mint, uncertain date A.H.725-729 (1324-1329 A.D.), (G&G D.341, Wright 479). Good very fine, crude style and rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,000
Sultans of Delhi, Muhammad III bin Tughluq, (A.H. 725-752, A.D. 1325-1351), gold tanka (10.98 g), no Mint, dated A.H.733 (1332-1333 A.D.), (G&G D.345, Wright 488). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $620
Sultans of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughluq, (A.H. 725-752, A.D. 1325-1351), gold tanka, Dar al-Islam Mint, (10.93 g), A.H.739 (1338-1339), (G&G D346, this is the illustrated coin). Very fine, very scarce.
Estimate $650
SOLD $1,000
Sultans of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughluq, (A.H. 725-752, A.D. 1325-1351), gold tanka, Hadrat Delhi Mint, (11.02 g), A.H.736 (1335-1336), (G&G D347). Extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,000
Sultans of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughluq, (A.H. 725-752, A.D. 1325-1351), gold tanka, in the name of the caliph al-Mustakfi (Abbasid Caliph), Daulatabad Mint, (10.97 g), A.H.744 (1343-1344), (G&G D425). May have been mounted, very fine and rare.
Estimate $650
SOLD $660
Sultans of Delhi, Muhammad III bin Tughluq, (A.H. 725-752 A.D. 1325-1351), gold tanka (11.01 g), no Mint, not dated struck in the name of al-Hakim II, (G&G D.443, Wright 492D). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $700
Sultans of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughluq, (A.H. 725-752, A.D. 1325-1351), silver tanka, in the name of his father Ghiyath al-din Tughluq, Baldat Qutbabad Mint, (10.96 g), A.H.725 (1324-1325), (G&G D325). Good very fine, and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Sultans of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughluq, (A.H. 725-752, A.D. 1325-1351), silver tanka, in the name of his father Ghiyath al-din Tughluq, Mulk-i-Tilang Mint, (11.05 g), A.H.725 (1324-1325), (G&G D326). Good very fine, very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
Sultans of Delhi, Firuz Shah Zafar, (A.H. 791, A.D. 1389), gold tanka, mintname and date off flan, Hadrat Delhi Mint, (11.04 g), A.H.791 (1389), (G&G D545). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,400
Sultans of Delhi, Mahmud bin Muhammad, (A.H. 795-815, A.D. 1393-1413), gold tanka, mintname and date off flan, (11.05 g), [A.H.800-801] (1397-1399), (G&G D621). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $840
Sultans of Delhi, Mahmud bin Muhammad, (A.H. 795-815, A.D. 1393-1413), gold tanka, no mintname, (11.18 g), A.H.815 (1412-1413), (G&G D622, this coin the one illustrated). Minor deposit on the reverse, otherwise very fine and very rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,050
Sultans of Delhi, Sher Shah, (A.H. 945-952, A.D. 1538-1545), silver rupee, Rasulpur `urf Patna Mint, (11.39 g), A.H.949 (1542-1543), (G&G D795, this coin the one illustrated). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $600
Sultans of Delhi, Sher Shah, (A.H. 945-952, A.D. 1538-1545), silver half rupee, no mint name, (5.31 g), A.H.949 (1542-1543), Jahanpanah type, (G&G D813). Good very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $450
India, Sultans of Delhi, Farid-ud-din Sher Shah Suri, (A.H. 945-952, A.D. 1538-1545), copper paisas, many dated, mints of Agra (5), Alwar (4), Chunar (4), Gwalior (4) 950, (3) 952, Narnol (3) 950, (5) 951, (4) 952, (9) uncertain date; Sambhal (2), 951; Biana (Bayana) (3); various mintless types, some dated from 946 (18) (G&G D841, 842-3, 845ff, 854-5, 864, 865, 882ff., 910ff.); Mohammed 'Adil Shah (960-964 A.H., 1552-1556 A.D.), AE dams, Chunar (1), Shahgarh 961 (1), no date (3); no mint, type A (9) some dated, type B (various dates) (8), type E (2) (GG D1110, D1116, D1125, D1126, D1131), assorted others mostly from this ruler (42). Fine - very fine, some with hoard patination. (130)
Estimate $120
SOLD $240
Sultans of Delhi, Sikandar Shah Suri, (A.H. 961-962, A.D. 1554-1555), silver rupee, Lahore Mint, (11.35 g), A.H.961 (1553-1544), (G&G D1150). Short of flan, some test marks, otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $620
Sultans of Delhi, Ibrahim Shah Suri, (A.H. 962, A.D. 1554-1555), silver rupee, Agra Mint but not clear, (11.49 g), A.H.962 (1554-1555), (G&G D1160, RRR, this coin the one illustrated). Good very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,300
Sultanate issues in copper, including Sultans of Delhi, including billon tankas (37) of Sikandar Shah Lodi, (G&G D705) of various dates including, 907, 908, 909, 912, 913, 914, 915, 917, 918, 919, probably all struck at Agra; issues of copper paika 915) for Jalal al-din Firuz (1290-1296) (G&G D202); others of various rulers with several in base silver (approx 100), various other Sultanate issues, South India etc, and it also includes other copper issues from the Native States and Mogul rulers, with much duplication, total weight = 1.80 kg. Mostly fine, a few with copper oxidation. (approx 300)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Sultanate issues in copper, including Kashmir under various rulers (15), Sultans of Delhi, also billon tankas of Sikandar Shah Lodi, (G&G D705) with various dates including, 896, 897, 898, 900, 913, 914, 919; Bahmanis of the Deccan and Sultans of Gujarat, in addition includes South India small dump issues and other copper issues including Native States, much duplication, total weight = 1.50 kg. Mostly fine, a few with copper oxidation. (approx 200)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Sultanate and Native States issues in copper, includes Sultans of Gujarat, Sultans of Delhi, small dump issues and other copper issues including much duplication, total weight = 2.00 kg. Mostly fine, a few with copper oxidation. (approx 200)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90