2018-07-21 Sat

Muizz Al-Din Kaiqubad had ruled Delhi from 1287CE to 1290CE. He was the son of Bughra Khan; an independent sultan of Bengal. Muizz Al-Din Kaiqubad was the tenth ruler of Mamluk Dynasty (Slave Dynasty).

Muizz Al-Din Kaiqubad had issued coins in gold, silver and copper. Gold and silver coins issued by him were minted in Hadrat Delhi. Silver coins issued by him like One-Third, One-Sixth and One-Twelfth Tanka are rare. In billion coin, he issued only three-gani bilingual coin.

This very rare gold tanka which weighs around 10.8g was minted in Hadra Delhi. This gold tanka is listed for INR 80,000 in the upcoming auction of Todywalla which will be held in Mumbai on 5th August 2018.

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