CNG 93, Lot: 1569. Estimate $500. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Islamic Sultanates. Delhi. temp. Muhammad III bin Tughluq. AH 725-752 / AD 1325-1351. AV Tanka (23mm, 11.05 g, 4h). In the name of Ghiyath al-din Tughluq. [Qutbabad mint?]. Dated AH 727 (AD 1326/7). Titles of Ghiyath al-din Tughluq / Continuation of titles. CIS D321. Superb EF, lustrous, mint off-flan. Bold strike.

From the Peter de Vries Collection.