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Lot No.69
AUC50
Sultanates
Auction Date: 04-01-2026
Gold
Sultans of Delhi, Khalji dynasty - gold tanka of Nasir al-Din Khusrau Shah (1320 AD), Qila Deogir mint, AH 720, G&G D291 (Listed as RRR) (plate specimen), 26.10mm, 10.92g. Obv: Arabic legend in circle - Khusrau Shah al-Sultān Al-Wāthiq ba-Nasr al-Rahman Wali Amir al-Mumineen; mint name and AH date in words in margin. Rev: Arabic legend in double rectangles - al-Sultān al-'Azam Nāsir al-Duniyā wa al-Din Abu al-Muzaffar.
About extremely fine, Exceedingly rare.
Khusru Shah became the Sultan after treacherously murdering Qutb al-Din Mubarak Khalji. His reign lasted only two months as he was ousted by Ghazi Malik, who then ascended the throne as Ghiyath al-Din Tughlaq, heralding the Tughlaq dynasty.
A coin of exceptional pedigree - this very specimen is the plate coin illustrated in the standard reference by Goron & Goenka, The Coins of the Indian Sultanates.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 2,50,000-3,50,000
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