Live auction - bby_362209 - INDIA - DELHI SULTANATE - MOHAMMAD I BIN SAM Dinar
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| Estimate : | 550 € |
| Price : | 360 € |
| Maximum bid : | 380 € |
| End of the sale : | 13 December 2016 14:27:16 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Dinar
Date: c. 1209-1214
Mint name / Town : Dehli
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 975 ‰
Diameter : 15 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 4,18 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan épais bien centré à l’usure superficielle. Jolie patine de collection ancienne
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Représentation stylisée de la déesse Lakshmi assise de face.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE NAGARI.
Commentary
Ce type est frappé selon le système musulman du dinar d’or dont le poids théorique est d’environ 4,20 g.
Historical background
INDIA - DELHI SULTANATE - MOHAMMAD I BIN SAM
(AH 589-602) (1193-1206)
Mohammad, originally from Ghazni in Afghanistan, captured Delhi in 1192 and established the first Islamic state in North India. Upon his death in 1206, Qutb-ud-din Aibeg seized power and created a veritable empire (Ghorid) and ruled over Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India.
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