Watch List notes:

A COLLECTION FORMED BY PAUL STEVENS, SULTANATES Jalal al-Din Ahsan Shah (AH 734-740 / 1333/4-1339 AD), Gold Pagoda or ⅓-Tanka, no mint, AH 735, 3.66g (G&G MD1, this coin). Extremely fine, very rare. The illustration in Goron & Goenka is enlarged and unclear but careful examination suggests it is the present specimen. The rebel Ahsan claimed independence in 734h but his short-lived breakaway Sultanate of Madura would probably never have been established had it not been for an epidemic which halted Muhammad bin Tughluq's armies as they marched south to quell the revolt. Forced to turn back, Muhammad left Ahsan in situ. The last Madura coin is dated 779h, the year in which scholars believe the rising Vijayanagar Kingdom overwhelmed it.

Estimate: £5000-7000