Islamic Sultanates

366, Lot: 93. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLAMIC SULTANATES, Delhi. temp. Muhammad III bin Tughluq. AH 725-752 / AD 1325-1351. AV Tanka (25mm, 11.08 g, 1h). Struck in the name of al-Mustakfi, ‘Abbasid caliph. Delhi mint. Dated AH 744 (AD 1343/4). fi zaman legend citing al-Mustafaki and invocation with khulidat; all within ornate triple linear border / Mint formula and AH date written out; all within ornate triple linear border. CIS D426; Rajgor Type –. Good VF, slightly wavy flan.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from Hakim Hamidi (Persic Gallery), August 1985.