Indian Coins
Lot 5782 Session 17 (11.30am Fri 26 Nov) Indian Coins
Estimate $400
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SULTANS OF DELHI, Farid-ud-din Sher Shah Suri, (945-952 A.H., 1538-1545 A.D.), silver square rupee, (11.455 grams), no mint name but possibly Agra, but Malwa square issue, Type K, not dated (off flan probably 948], obv. three lines in square, The Kalina, rev. five lines in square (The Just Sultan, Sher Shah, May God Perpetuate his dominion) with square flan, (G&G 771 [RRR], cf.Rajgor 1709, cf.Wright 1103B, BMC 559a [illustrated type], cf.Hull 549, M.2638 [illustrated]). Very fine and extremely rare.
Ex E. Wodak Collection, (Geoff K. Gray, Sydney, June 11, 1971 [lot 301]). G&G note type as extremely rare and never available, examples only in museums.
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