Delhi Sultan Ala-al-din Muhammad Shah Silver Tanka

Description

Delhi Sultan, Ala-al-din Muhammad Shah (AH 695-715, 1296-1316 AD), Silver Tanka, 10.92 gms, 25.40 mm, The Obverse 4 Lines Legend in Persian & double line square reads: ”Al-sultan al-a’zam /’ala al-dunya wa’l din / abu’l muzaffar muhammad shah /al-sultan”.
“السلطان الا عظم علاء الدنیا والدین ابو المظفر محمد شاہ السلطان”
Meaning: The Sultan, the magnificent excellence of the world and of faith supreme conqueror, Muhammad Shah, The Reverse 3 Lines Legend inside the double line square circle reads in Persian: “Sikandar al-thani / yamin al-khilafa nasir / amir al-mu’minin” which means he declares Ala-al-din Muhammad Shah Khilji ( himself ) as the second Alexander ( Sikandar ) & the the right hand of the Caliphate, the helper of the commander of the faithful. fine+, scarce. UKM 758
Delhi Sultan, Qutb Al-Din Mubarak (AH 716-720, 1316-1320), Billon (Debased Silver), four gani, 3.38 gms, 14.55 mm, usually struck in AH 718-720, Obverse: “al-imam al-a ‘zam qutb al-dunya wa’l din”, Reverse: “khalifat allah Mubarak Shah al-sultan ibn al-sultan”, R 1021, NW 413-415, T 424, G&G D276, very fine, scarce. KK 541