Description
India, Islamic Sultanates, MALWA. ‘Ala’ al-Din Mahmud Shah I Khalji (1436-1469), AV Tanka (11.14 gm.) of the mint Hadrat Shadiabad 866h. (AD 1462/3). al-sultān al-a’zam ‘alā’ al-dunyā wa’l din khajli abu’l muzaffar mahmud shāh khallada allāh khilāfatahu, the supreme Sultan the glory of the world and the faith, protector, father of victory, Mahmud Shah, may Allah perpetuate his kingdom in Arabic. / sikandar
al-thāni yamīn al-khilāfa nāṣir amīr al-mū’minīn, the second Alexander the right hand of the Caliph, the helper of the commander of the faithful in Arabic; all within linear circular border; zarb hada al-sikka bi hazrat Shadiabad, struck this coin in hazrat Shadiabad in Arabic in outer margin. (CIS M21; Rajgor Type 3064; Wright, Coinage, 8).
Extremely Fine.
Ex Stephen Album Auction 34 (California), 23- May 2019, lot 2379, recté 866h.
