Malwa Sultan Ala Al Din Mahmud Shah I Gold Tanka Sold For INR 1,25,000
2023-11-18 Sat
Ala-Al-Din Mahmud Shah I ruled the Malwa Sultanate from 1436 CE till 1469 CE. He came to the throne after the death of his father Muhammad I.Ala-Al Din Mahmud Shah I issued coins in three metals gold, silver and billon.
Extremely rare 10.98g, gold tanka of Malwa Sultan Ala Al-Din Mahmud Shah I, Hadrat Shadiabad Mint, sold for INR 1,25,000 in a recent auction of Oswal Antiques held in Mumbai on October 8, 2023.
Obverse : Al Sultan Al A’zam Abu’l Muzaffar Ala Al Dunya.
Reverse: Wa’l Din Mahmud Shah Al Khalji Khallada Allah Sultanahu and Hijri Year 870.
Image Courtesy: Oswal Antiques
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