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January 2023 NYINC Auction 13-16 Jan 2023
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INDIA. Sultans of Malwa. Tanka, AH 839 (1435). Shadiabad Mint. Muhammad Shah I. NGC MS-62.
cf. G&G-M12 (for silver Tanka). All known coinage of Muhammad Shah I is EXTREMELY RARE, as he died in the first months of AH 839 with most of his coinage being produced posthumously before the position of his successor was secured. Tankas were struck in both AH 839 and 840, with the 839 issues having the date on the central legends and the 840 examples with the date in the peripheral legends. The present specimen displays a clear date of 839 in the central legends, with most of the peripheral legends also remaining present. In our research we were able to find no other examples of this type trading, with one example in silver dated AH 839 selling at a 2007 Spink auction. No example in gold is featured in The Coins of the Indian Sultanates, with the type being mentioned however on page 432. As such this example must be counted as amongst the RAREST of Sultanate coinage, and a type worthy of intense demand.
cf. G&G-M12 (for silver Tanka). All known coinage of Muhammad Shah I is EXTREMELY RARE, as he died in the first months of AH 839 with most of his coinage being produced posthumously before the position of his successor was secured. Tankas were struck in both AH 839 and 840, with the 839 issues having the date on the central legends and the 840 examples with the date in the peripheral legends. The present specimen displays a clear date of 839 in the central legends, with most of the peripheral legends also remaining present. In our research we were able to find no other examples of this type trading, with one example in silver dated AH 839 selling at a 2007 Spink auction. No example in gold is featured in The Coins of the Indian Sultanates, with the type being mentioned however on page 432. As such this example must be counted as amongst the RAREST of Sultanate coinage, and a type worthy of intense demand.
This example delivers a full strike and shimmer and soft golden luster throughout. Most of the legends are present, and this piece escapes the testmarks that are so prevalent on Sultanate coinage. An impressive type that is virtually unknown in gold presently, and as such we expect many excited bidders seeking to add this Tanka to their holdings.
Estimate: $1500 - $3000