170

Sultanates: Delhi Sultan, Ghurid, Muizz ad-Din Muhammad bin Sam (1171-1206 AD), 10.01g

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Sultanates Start Price:NA Estimated At:10,000.00 - 12,000.00 INR
Sultanates: Delhi Sultan, Ghurid, Muizz ad-Din Muhammad bin Sam (1171-1206 AD), 10.01g
You must request a bid limit when you register. If you would like to have a large bid limit, you must provide adequate references, or you must have previously established strong credit history with our company. Late registration may result in delayed approval.

Absentee bids can be placed on Classical Numismatic Gallery’s website at https://classicalnumismaticgallery.com till SATURDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER, 2020, 11:00 am IST
Sultans of Delhi, Ghurid Sultans of Ghazna and Delhi, main line, silver double dirham of Muizz ad-Din Muhammad bin Sam (1171-1206 AD) as sole ruler, Baldah Ghazna mint, not listed in G&G, Album 1772, 10.01g. Obv: In double square, arabic legend al -Sultan al-'Azam Mu'izz al-Dunya wa al-Din Abu al-Muzaffar Muhammd bin Sam, mint and date (not visible) in margins. Rev: In double square, shahada followed by legend al-Nasir li-Din Allah Amir al-Mumineen.

Fine, Very rare

The silver and gold coins struck by Muhammad bin Sam as the sole Ghurid ruler are known in various multiple denominations. While gold has been known in more multiples, silver is only known as single, one-and-half and double denominations. The multiplicity of these denominations is suggested to be a result of monetization of the plunder Muhammad bin Sam took back to Ghazna after his Indian campaigns.