2016-10-03 Mon

Nasir al Din Muhammad shah I (862-917; AD1458-1511) of Gujarat Sultanate had issued a large number of coins during his reign; he had struck coins in Gold, Silver, Copper, and Billion. Coins which are struck in Gold are less in numbers. It is known that gold coins were struck during the last few years of his reign.

One such Gold Quarter Tanka has been sold at the hammer price of INR 1, 50,000 at 46th Todywalla Auctions held at Ahmadabad on 21st August 2010. This Gold Quarter Tanka weighs around 2.98gm. The obverse of the coin reads “Muhammad Shah Al-Sultan Khallada Mulkahu” and the reverse has the inscription “Al-Wathiq bi tayad Al-rahman nasir al-dunya wa al din Abul fath.

The gold coin is in very fine+ condition and it is extremely rare.