Qutb al-Din Mahmud Shah, Silver Tanka, 9.81g, Fathabad Mint, AH 896, Obv: Arabic legend “Q

Qutb al-Din Mahmud Shah, Silver Tanka, 9.81g, Fathabad Mint, AH 896, Obv: Arabic legend “Qutb al-Dunya wa al-Din Abu al-Mujahid Mahmud Shah al-Sultan ibn Firuz Shah al-Sultan”, Rev: Shahada followed by mint-name and AH date in numbers (G&G# B666). Small test mark on reverse otherwise extremely fine, extremely rare. Coins of this ephemeral Sultan are extremely rare and known from three mints – Fathabad, Dar al-Darb and Khazana. Of the three only Fatahbad suggests a real place name of issue, the others merely stand for ‘Mint’ and ‘Treasury’. The two or three coins known so far all have date engr

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Auction: Auction #101 · Oswal Antiques · 2023-12-23 · Estimate: ₹ 300000 - ₹ 400000

Category: Sultanates : Bengal Sultanate

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