2016-12-13 Tue

Sikandar Shah Lodi was the second and the most successful ruler of the Lodi Dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. His real name was Nizam Khan; He took the title Sikandar Shah when he sat on the throne. The dynasty was founded by Bahul Khan Lodi when he defeated the Sayyid Dynasty. Lodi Dynasty ruled Delhi from 1457 to 1526.

Sikander Shah issued coins in gold, silver and billion. His gold and silver coins are very rare. The billon coins which he had issued contain the only 5% of silver in it. During the beginning of his reign the weight of the billon coins was standard, but during the later year of his reign the weight of coins became irregular.

One of his gold tanka which weighs around 11.2g was sold for INR 16, 000, 00 at Rajgor’s 25th Auction. The obverse of this coin read as “Al-Mutawakkil Ala Al-Rahman Sikandar Shah Bahlul Shah Sultan” and the reverse of this coin reads as “Fi Zaman Amir Al-Muminin Khulidat Khilafatuhu” with the date 919 at the bottom.