Late Medieval Central India, Tomars of Gwalior, Billon Tanka, 9.60g, crude legend on both

Late Medieval Central India, Tomars of Gwalior, Billon Tanka, 9.60g, crude legend on both sides. Extremely fine, extremely rare. These coins form a long series of progressively debased billon and copper Tankas and fractions thereof, which have typological links with the coins of late Delhi Sultans like the Sayyads and Lodhis. The legends they bear are very crude but sometimes show traces of recognizable words. As some such words appear to correspond to those in the genealogy of the Tomars of Gwalior (c. 15th-16th century AD) the series is tentatively attributed to them.

Sold for ₹15,000

Auction: Auction #49 · Oswal Antiques · 2014-11-08 · Estimate: ₹ 15000 - ₹ 20000

Category: Medieval Bharat : Tomars of Gwalior

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