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| − | This specimen was lot 535 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[India|DELHI]]: Ghiyath al-Din Balban, 1260-1287, AV tanka, Delhi, AH677, well-centered bold strike, full mint & date, AU." The sultans of Delhi struck an extensive series of gold coins (Fr-402 thru Fr-502) starting about AH 589 (1193 AD). Most of the rulers had very short tenures but Mohammad III survived twenty-six years (AH 725-752). | + | This specimen was lot 535 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[India|DELHI]]: Ghiyath al-Din Balban, 1260-1287, AV tanka, Delhi, AH677, well-centered bold strike, full mint & date, AU." The sultans of Delhi struck an extensive series of gold coins (Fr-402 thru Fr-502) starting about AH 589 (1193 AD). Most of the rulers had very short tenures but Mohammad III survived twenty-six years (AH 725-752). Wikipedia comments, <blockquote>"The...Sultanate of Delhi was a late medieval empire primarily based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent, for more than three centuries. The sultanate was established around c. 1206–1211 in the former Ghurid territories in India. The sultanate's history is generally divided into five periods: Mamluk (1206–1290), Khalji (1290–1320), Tughlaq (1320–1414), Sayyid (1414–1451), and Lodi (1451–1526). It covered large swaths of territory in modern-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, as well as some parts of southern Nepal."</blockquote> |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' | + | ''Specification:'' gold, this specimen 11.00 g. |
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' G-D155. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' G-D155, Fr-423. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* Album, Stephen, ''Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed.'' Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011. | * Album, Stephen, ''Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed.'' Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011. | ||
| + | * Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, ''Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection'', Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, ''Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection'', Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| − | * [[Delhi AH | + | * [[Delhi AH 668 tanka]] = 1269 |
| − | * [[Delhi AH | + | * [[Delhi AH 696 tanka|AH 696 tanka]] = 1296 |
| − | * [[Coins and currency dated | + | * [[Coins and currency dated 1278]] |
[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 50]][[Category: Coinage of the Indian states]] | [[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 50]][[Category: Coinage of the Indian states]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:37, 30 April 2025
This specimen was lot 535 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description[1] noted, "DELHI: Ghiyath al-Din Balban, 1260-1287, AV tanka, Delhi, AH677, well-centered bold strike, full mint & date, AU." The sultans of Delhi struck an extensive series of gold coins (Fr-402 thru Fr-502) starting about AH 589 (1193 AD). Most of the rulers had very short tenures but Mohammad III survived twenty-six years (AH 725-752). Wikipedia comments,
"The...Sultanate of Delhi was a late medieval empire primarily based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent, for more than three centuries. The sultanate was established around c. 1206–1211 in the former Ghurid territories in India. The sultanate's history is generally divided into five periods: Mamluk (1206–1290), Khalji (1290–1320), Tughlaq (1320–1414), Sayyid (1414–1451), and Lodi (1451–1526). It covered large swaths of territory in modern-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, as well as some parts of southern Nepal."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, this specimen 11.00 g.
Catalog reference: G-D155, Fr-423.
- Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
Link to:
- Delhi AH 668 tanka = 1269
- AH 696 tanka = 1296
- Coins and currency dated 1278