Lot 115

Delhi Sultan, Firuz Shah Zafar (AH 791 / 1389 AD), Gold Tanka, 11.02 gms, 21.55 mm, Hadrat Delhi Mint, AH 791?, (only visible is the last part of sab'amiat (otherwise completely off flan) Obv: Arabic legend "al-sultan al Azam Firuz Shah Zafar ibn Firuz Shah al Sultani", Rev: Arabic legend "fi zaman al-imam amir al-muminin Abu Abd Allah khulidat khilafatuhu", it is to be noted that starting from The ruler Tughluq Shah II and onwards, the outer margins are engraved in clock wise direction instead of the anti clockwise directions as seen in the previous rulers, this is a significant change in the coinage that's noticed from the ruler Tughluq Shah II, Ref: G&G # D545, extra fine, Extremely Rare.