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Sultanates: Delhi: Tughluqs, temp. Firuz Shah Tughluq (1351-1388 AD), copper/billon tanka, 8.63g

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Sultanates Start Price:NA Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,000.00 INR
Sultanates: Delhi: Tughluqs, temp. Firuz Shah Tughluq (1351-1388 AD), copper/billon tanka, 8.63g
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Tughluqs, temp. Firuz Shah Tughluq (1351-1388 AD), copper/billon tanka, struck in the name of Abu Abdallah, Caliph at Cairo, undated, 8.63g. Obv: Allah in circle; Abu Abd Khulidat Khilafatahu around. Rev: Arabic legend al-Khalifah Amir al-Mumineen. Unlisted in G&G.

Very fine, Extremely rare.

This is a new type of billon coins for Firuz Shah Tughlaq. Although it is undated, Firuz is known to have struck coins in the name of Caliph al-Mutawakkil Abu Abdallah (11362-1377; 1377-1383) towards the middle of his reign.