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Auction 25  23 Feb 2019
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Lot 52

Starting price: 200 000 INR
Price realized: 420 000 INR
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Sultanate Coins
Delhi Sultanate, Turk Dynasty, Jalalat-ud-din Raziya (AH 634-637/1236-1240 AD), Dehli Mint (off flan), Silver Tanka, AH 635, In the name of both Iltutmish and Raziya, Obv: al-sultan al-a'zam Shams ud dunya wa'l din al-sultan al-mu'azzam Raziya al-dunya wa, Rev: fi ahd imam ul mustansir amir ul mominin within single square, mint off flan &hijri date in Arabic words at margin, 10.88g, 26mm, (Unlisted type in G&G), choice very fine, Exceedingly Rare.

Jalalat-ud-din Raziya: her first Delhi issue is in the name of her father- Iltutmish; with only the word Nasrat (the female form of Nasr) and the date indicating the issuer. On her other Dehli tankas her title is Shams-ud din, whereas, in this specimen complete name of "Raziya" with title in the last line and also her father's title 'Shams-ud-duniya wa'l din' in the second line within a square of obverse is visible and legends are within a single square than the usual double square pattern listed in G&G.

(Bengal issues have 'Jalalat-ud-dunya wa'l din' and the name of Iltumush; with the word 'Ibnat' (daughter) above or on the left of 'Iltamash')

Rarely offered in the auction with the name "Raziya"!
(200000-300000 INR)
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