Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 1996. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Islamic Sultanates. Bengal. Nasir al-Din Mahmud. AH 837-864 / AD 1433/4-1459. AV Tanka (10.74 g, 9h). Uncertain mint. Titles of Nasir al-Din Mahmud with abu’l mujahid across field; all within border of rays, each with pellet / nasir legend within linear border; traces of mint and AH date in outer margin. CIS B451. VF, flan flaw on reverse. Attractive strike. Very rare.