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Lot No.74
AUC50
Sultanates
Auction Date: 04-01-2026
Silver
Sultans of Delhi, Tughluq dynasty - silver tanka of Firuz Shah Zafar (1389 AD), Delhi mint, (AH 791), not listed in G&G and believed to be unique, Zeno #297314 (same coin), 10.89g. Obv: Arabic legend al-Sultān al-'Azam Firuz Shah Zafar ibn Firuz Shah al-Sultān. Rev: in circle Fi Zaman al-Imam Amir al-Mumineen Abi Abdallah Khulidat Khilafatahu; mint Delhi just about visible in the margin.
About extremely fine, Unique.
Firuz Shah Tughlaq had appointed his son Zafar Khan as a subsidiary ruler during his lifetime. After Firuz Shah's death, coins were struck in Zafar's name, probably by Abu Bakr Shah, who succeeded Firuz Shah, contesting his claim with Muhammad Shah, his uncle. The reference to Abi Abdallah as the Caliph is to al-Mutawwakil I, the Abbasid Caliph of the breakaway Caliphate installed in Cairo by the Mamluke Sultans of Egypt.
No silver coins of this ruler are documented in the standard reference by Goron & Goenka, making this a previously unrecorded and significant discovery. It is plausible that it was struck using dies that were made for Gold coinage.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 4,00,000-5,00,000
Sold For :
Rs. 4,60,000
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