303, Lot: 656. Estimate $150. Sold for $100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Islamic Sultanates. Delhi. ‘Ala’ al-Din Mas‘ud. AH 639-644 / AD 1242-1246. AR Tanka (11.00 g, 2h). Delhi mint. Dated AH 641 (AD 1243/4). Name and titles of ‘Ala’ al-Din Mas‘ud in four lines within double linear quadrate border within linear circle; three pellets in voids; mint formula and date in outer margin / “fi ‘ahd” and name of Abbasid caliph al-Mustansir in three lines within within double linear quadrate border within linear circle; three pellets in voids; continuation of titles in outer margin. CIS D121; Rajgor Type 899. VF, toned. Rare with nearly full date visible.