Catalogue
Sultans of Delhi, 'Ala' al-din Mas'ud, (A.H. 639-644, A.D. 1242-1246), silver tankas, Hasrat Delhi Mint, (c.11.00 g), various dates, A.H.639-641, dates off flan, (G&G D120). All with off centred reverses, fine - very fine and scarce. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Sultans of Delhi, Nasir al-din Mahmud, (A.H. 644-664, A.D. 1246-1266), gold tanka, Hadrat Dehli Mint, (11.00 g), A.H.662 (1263-1264), (G&G D135). Very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,000
Sultans of Delhi, Ghiyath al-din Balban, (A.H. 664-686, A.D. 1266-1287), gold tanka, Hadrat Dehli Mint, (10.98 g), A.H.679 (1280-1281), (G&G D155). Extremely fine, as struck and scarce.
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,300
Sultans of Delhi, Ghiyath al-din Balban, (A.H. 664-686, A.D. 1266-1287), silver tankas, Hasrat Delhi Mint, (c.11.00 g), various dates, A.H.664-685, dates off flan, (G&G D157 [3], D158 [2], one illustrated). All with incomplete outer legends, fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Sultans of Delhi, Mu'izz al-din Kaiqubad, (A.H. 686-689, A.D. 1287-1290), gold tanka, Hadrat Dehli Mint, (10.79 g), A.H.689 (1290-1291), (G&G D175, this is the illustrated coin). Extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,100
Sultans of Delhi, Mu'izz al-din Kaiqubad, (A.H. 686-689, A.D. 1287-1290), silver tankas, Hasrat Delhi Mint, (c.11.00 g), various dates, A.H.686-689, dates off flan, (G&G D178). All with incomplete outer legends, fine - very fine. (11)
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Sultans of Delhi, Shams al-din Kayumarth, (A.H. 689, A.D. 1290), silver tanka, Hadrat Dehli Mint, (10.56 g), A.H.690 (1290), (G&G D190). Good very fine, and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,200
Sultans of Delhi, Jalal al-din Firuz, (A.H. 689-695, A.D. 1290-1296), gold tanka, Hadrat Dehli Mint, (10.81 g), A.H.695 (1296), (G&G D196, this is the illustrated coin). Extremely fine, and very scarce.
Estimate $650
SOLD $1,000
Sultans of Delhi, Jalal al-din Firuz, (A.H. 689-695, A.D. 1290-1296), silver tankas, Hadrat Dehli Mint, (c.10.9 g), various dates, mostly determinable (8), (G&G D197, one illustrated dated 695), others (3) similar of crude style. Mostly very fine. (11)
Estimate $200
SOLD $170
Sultans of Delhi, 'Ala' al-din Muhammad, (A.H. 695-715, A.D. 1296-1316), silver tankas, Hasrat Delhi Mint, (c.11.00 g), various dates, A.H.695-715, most dates off flan, (G&G D226, one illustrated). All with incomplete outer legends, fine - very fine. (8)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Sultans of Delhi, 'Ala' al-din Muhammad, (A.H. 695-715, A.D. 1296-1316), silver tankas, Dar al-Islam mint (illustrated) and Hasrat Delhi Mint, (c.11.00 g), various dates, A.H.695-715, most dates off flan, (G&G D225, D226). All with some incomplete outer legends, fine - very fine. (13)
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Sultans of Delhi, Qutb Al-din Mubarak, (A.H. 716-720, A.D. 1316-1320), square gold tanka (10.85 g), Hadrat Dar al-Khilfa Mint, dated A.H.719 (1319-1320 A.D.), (G&G D.247, Wright 368-369). Good very fine/very fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $2,300
Sultans of Delhi, Qutb al-din Mubarak, (A.H. 716-720, A.D. 1316-1320), silver tanka, Hadrat Dehli Mint, (10.97 g), A.H.716 (1316-1317), (G&G D256). Good very fine, and very scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Sultans of Delhi, Qutb al-din Mubarak, (A.H. 716-720, A.D. 1316-1320), square silver tanka, Qila' Qutbabad Mint, (10.93 g), A.H.718 (1318-1319), (cf.G&G D261, ONS Newsletter 174, p.26 [this coin - designated as D268]). Good very fine, and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,200
Sultans of Delhi, Ghiyath Al-din Tughluq, (A.H. 720-725, A.D. 1320-1325), gold tanka (10.91 g), Hadrat Delhi Mint, dated A.H.721 (1321-1322 A.D.), (G&G D.301, Wright 430). Good very fine/very fine, slight bend at edge and very scarce.
Estimate $650
SOLD $700
Sultans of Delhi, Ghiyath al-din Tughluq, (A.H. 720-725, A.D. 1320-1325), gold tanka, Qila' Deogir Mint, (11.00 g), A.H.724 (1323-1324), (G&G D302). Good very fine, and very scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $840
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