Indian Coins and Historical Medals (27 February 2020)

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Date of Auction: 27th February 2020

Sold for £140

Estimate: £100 - £120

A Collection of Coins of the Indian Sultanates

Sultans of Dehli, Mu‘izz al-din Muhammad b. Sam (569-606h), Dirham, no mint or date, citing his brother Ghiyath al-din Muhammad as overlord, 4.74g/8h (SNAT XIVd, 563; GG D3; A 1770; ICV 1919). About extremely fine, very rare £100-£120

Footnote

Coins of this type normally have the mint and date in the outer reverse margin, but on this coin the Qu’ranic verse in the outer obverse margin is repeated on the reverse