India - Delhi Sultan- Ala Ud Din Khilji - Two Gani (Ah 695-715)

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Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 01/31/2018 04:54 am This was the sellers attribution.I'm pretty sure it's correct but I've been wrong before..Can someone verify please and any other information will be much appreciated..Thanks Paul INDIA - DELHI SULTAN - ALA UD DIN KHILJI - TWO GANI (AH 695-715) BILLON COIN DENOMINATION: 2 GANI, COMPOSITION: BILLON, WEIGHT: 3.40 GRAM SIZE: 15.86 MM OBVERSE: AL SULTAN AL A ZAM ALA AL DUNYA WA L DIN REVERSE: MUHAMMAD SHAH IN CENTER SRI SULTAN ALAVADININ NAGARI AROUND RULER: ALA AL DIN MUHAMMAD: AH 695-715 /1296-1316 AD Ala-ud-din Khilji (real name Ali Gurshap; died 1316) was the second ruler of the Turko-Afghan Khilji dynasty in India. He is considered the most powerful ruler of the dynasty,reigning from 1296 to 1316.His historic attack on Chittor in 1303 AD, after hearing of the beauty of queen of Chittor, Rani Padmini, the wife of King Rawal Ratan Singh and the subsequent story has been immortalized in the epic poem Padmavat, written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi in the Awadhi language in the year 1540.Alauddin is also noted in history for being one of the few rulers to repeatedly defeat the warring Mongols and thereby saving India from plundering raids and attacks. Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 01/31/2018 07:17 am Neat pick-up, Paul. Quite different from what we typically see here. The attribution seems correct...it matches the examples at Numista, such as: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces38433.html Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 01/31/2018 09:31 am Thanks Bob! I was pretty sure and thats the one Paul Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/31/2018 10:11 am Interesting coin and informative write-up.Thanks for posting it. Report this Post to the Staff
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