Indian Coins and Historical Medals

Sultans of Dehli, Mu‘izz al-din Muhammad b. Sam (569-606h), Dirham, no mint or date, citing his brother Ghiyath al-din Muhammad as overlord, 4.74g/8h (SNAT XIVd, 563; GG D3; A 1770; ICV 1919). About extremely fine, very rare £100-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Coins of the Indian Sultanates.

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Coins of this type normally have the mint and date in the outer reverse margin, but on this coin the Qu’ranic verse in the outer obverse margin is repeated on the reverse