Sultans of Delhi, Khalji dynasty - silver tanka of Nasir al-Din Khusru Shah (1320 AD), Hadrat Delhi mint, AH 720,
G&G D292 (Listed as RRR), 26.27mm, Zeno #305462, 10.97g. 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 the margin. Rev: Arabic legend al-Sultān al-'Azam Nāsir al-Duniyā wa al-Din Abu al-Muzaffar in double rectangles.
A wonderful coin in an exceptional state of preservation, exhibiting bold, sharply rendered details, struck in high relief with glowing lustrous surfaces. Without any test-mark and with complete legend visible in the margins.
Uncirculated, Exceedingly rare.
Khusrau Khan was a Hindu convert and a confidante of the Khalji Sultan Qutbuddin Mubarak. However, he managed to revolt, conspire and kill him with help of largely Hindu peasantry called the 'Baradus'. With their help he proclaimed himself the Sultan but was ousted in two months by Ghazi Malik. During this short period, silver coins were struck in his name in Deogir and Delhi. Coins from Delhi mint are extremely rare and this is a stunning piece of that rare issue, complete in every respect.
Notably, only one other example is recorded in Zeno, while none found in CoinArchives. The coin is so rare that G&G did not include a photographic illustration of this type in their catalogue.
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