358, Lot: 482. Estimate $75. Sold for $80. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Islamic Sultanates. Bengal. Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud. AH 939-945 / AD 1532-1538. AR Tanka (24mm, 1049 g, 5h). Nusratabad mint. Dated AH 933 (AD 1526/7). badr shahi within central annulet; legend across field / badr shahi within central annulet; legend across field; AH date and mint formula below. CIS B910; Rajgor Type 562. VF, areas of light toning, struck with slightly rusty dies, numerous bankers’ marks.

From the J.-P. Righetti Collection.