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Lot No.131
AUC31
Sultanates
Auction Date: 11-08-2018
Silver
Sultans of Delhi, Turks, Ghiyath al-Din Balban (1266-1287 AD), silver tanka, Khitta Nagore mint, AH xx4, G&G D156 (mint listed as 'Khitta Alwar'),10.88g. Obv: Arabic legend in rectangle with annulets above and below al-Sultan al-'Azam Ghiyath al-Dunya wa al-Din Abu al-Muzaffar Balban al-Sultan; mint-name partly visible in the margin. Rev: Arabic legend in rectangle with annulets above and below al-Imam al-Musta'asim Amir al-Mumineen; mint-name clearly visible in the margin as ba-Khitta Nagore.
Very fine, Very rare.
Coins of this type were previously listed as of 'Khitta Alwar' mint. However, on this specimen the mint-name is clearly written as 'Nagore’ and not 'Alwar'. In retrospect, it is evident that the initial letter has a hooked base on all coins, and on some pieces offered earlier at our and other auctions there is a clear nuqta above the hooked end.
Nagore was an important place for Balban – during the early part of his career when he was effectively a co-ruler with Nasir al-din Mahmud, he held the iqta'a for the province of Nagore. At the beginning of his reign as a Sultan after the death of Mahmud, he made the fort a base for his campaigns into Sindh to tame various local rebels. It is possible that coins were struck here to finance the troops carrying out Western campaigns.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 20,000-25,000
Sold For :
Rs. 80,000
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