Humayun As Vassal to the Persian Shah

Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 1285. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Nasir al-Din Muhammad Humayun. AH 937-947, 962-963 / AD 1530-1540, 1555-1556. AR Mithqal (4.70 g, 2h). Qandahar mint. Struck in the name of the Persian Shah, Tahmasp I . Shi’a kalima with name and titles of Tahmasp I as overlord / Name and titles of Humayun; mint to left. Wright -; Hull-; Lowick, Joint pp. 75-76. VF, areas of flat strike. Rare.