Lot # 50 - Extremely Rare Gold Tanka Coin of Ala ud din Husain Shah of Bengal Sultanate.
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Start Price 300000 | Estimated Price 300000-400000 |
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Denomination | Gold Tanka | Mint | Dar al - Darb | |
Metal | Gold | |||
Full Description: Bengal Sultanate, Ala-ud-din Husain (AH 899-925/1493-1519 AD), Dar-ul-Darb Mint, Gold Tanka, Obv: al-sultan al-adil ‘ala’ ud-dunya wa’l din abu’l muzaffar, Rev: husain shah al-sultan bin sayyid ashraf al-husaini khuld mulkahu, 10.59g, 20.13mm, (Unlisted in G&G), choice very fine+, Extremely Rare. "Dar of Dar-ul-Darb" is clearly visible at the bottom on the reverse side. G&G does not record any gold example for the type in this mint. It is die identical to the silver half tanka die listed at G&G B763. It is possible that the same dies were used for this as well.
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