2019-11-25 Mon

Jalal Al-Din Ahsan Shah was the first sultan of the Madurai Sultanate. In the year 1335 CE the Sultan declared his independence over Delhi Sultanate and formed this sultanate. He and his descendants ruled Madurai Sultanate until 1378 when the last sultanate of Madurai lost the battle against the forces led by Vijayanagar Empire.

During the reign, he issued gold, silver, copper, and billon coins. The denominations are Pagoda, Paisa, Tanka, and Jital and their different fractions.

This gold tanks issued by Jalal Al-Din Ahsan Shah in the Hijri Year 736 from the mint Hadrat Madhura is listed for INR 7,00,000 in the upcoming auction of Classical Numismatic Gallery which will be held in Kolkata on 20th December 2019. The obverse of this coin depicts ‘Afzal al-Yaseen Khalifath Rabb al Alameen Jalal al-Dunya wa al-Din’ within the circle, Mint name, and Hijri Date in the margin (Hijri date is written in words). The reverse of this coin is inscribed with Persian legend ‘Abu al-Dhua’afa wa al-Misakeen Ahsan Shah al-Sultan Khulidat Khilafatahu’.

Image Courtesy: Classical Numismatic Galler