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Auction 30 9 January 2013
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WORLD COINS. INDIA. Sultanates. Sultans of Dehli. Muhammad bin Farid (AH 837-849 / 1434-1445 AD). Silver Tanka, dated "804", presumably an error for 840. AR, 11.43g (G&G D671, this date not noted). Good very fine. Very rare.
It should be noted that, on coins of the Sultans of Dehli, a small circle always represents "0" and never "5", as it does on Mughal coins from the latter part of Akbar's reign. This means that the date is sure to be an error for 840 rather than being 854 (which would make the coin a posthumous issue during the reing of 'Alam Shah). It should also be noted that the Sultans of Dehli Silver Tankas of this particular period weigh as much as the Rupees that were introduced a hundred years later by the Suris.
Estimate: $1,000
It should be noted that, on coins of the Sultans of Dehli, a small circle always represents "0" and never "5", as it does on Mughal coins from the latter part of Akbar's reign. This means that the date is sure to be an error for 840 rather than being 854 (which would make the coin a posthumous issue during the reing of 'Alam Shah). It should also be noted that the Sultans of Dehli Silver Tankas of this particular period weigh as much as the Rupees that were introduced a hundred years later by the Suris.
Estimate: $1,000