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Lot No.169
AUC35
Sultanates
Auction Date: 20-12-2019
Gold
Sultans of Kashmir, Nadir Shah (3rd reign, 1550-1551 AD), gold dinar, Kashmir mint, unpublished in G&G, 11.15g. Obv: Arabic legend Zarb Kashmir Nadir Shah Sultan Khallada Allah Mulkahu with a divider. Rev: Shahada in circular border, names and titles of rashidoon caliphs around.
Very fine, Unique so far.
The period between about 1530 and 1550 was chaotic in Kashmiri politics, with the rivalry between the local Chak dynasty, the Kashghari occupants and the Mughals under Humayun who later made the Kashghari noble Haidar Dughlat their vassal, all fighting for power. Nadir Shah was crowned three times in this turbulent period. Gold coins of his very short-lived third and final reign have hitherto not been known, until this coin surfaced. The fact that it belongs to his third reign is confirmed from its stylistic similarity with the coins struck in the name of Humayun by Haidar Dughlat, which immediately preceded this issue. A rare and important coin of an ephemeral reign.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,00,000-2,50,000
Sold For :
Rs. 2,00,000
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