Two Old Islamic/Arabic | Temple Token And Jaunpur Sultanate

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Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 04/21/2011 12:56 pm So I recently won a coin lot on ebay (item 300548173767). Have not received it yet, but I am very curious about these two coins. The larger one seems to be a little bigger than a US quarter, but I don't know the thickness or weight until I'll get them. I cropped the images from the listing so they are not all that clear for the smaller coin. I'm very grateful for any info. Thanks! =) Identified - moved to World Coins forum - Sap Edited by Numismat 04/21/2011 1:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16827 Posts	Posted 04/22/2011 05:38 am They are both mediaeval or early modern Indian coins. The small one is a billon (base-silver) tanka from the Sultanate of Dehli; it appears to be dated 824 (=1421 AD), a posthumous issue in the name of Firuz Tughluq Shah. Listed as number D655 in the Goron & Goenka catalogue of mediaeval Indian Islamic coins. The larger one is a "kalima type" rupee of Mughal emperor Akbar, which were issued in the period 1556-1584 AD. I don't have a good catalogue for Mughal types and the Krauses don't go back to the 1500s, but these zeno.ru pages have several similar examples; this one is the closest to yours that I could find after a cursory search. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 04/22/2011 1:42 pm Wow, that is a lot older than I thought they might be. I can't really thank you enough for all the help, but I'll try: Thanks! Edit: I've found a few examples of the small one, but I can't find another of the larger one with this design using any of the keywords. Any idea which mint it's from? Thank you kindly! Edited by Numismat 04/22/2011 2:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16827 Posts	Posted 04/22/2011 10:45 pm No; the script on these coins is stylized beyond the point I can interpret it easily from first principles. It might even be a "temple token" that's modelled on one of those Akbar coins; I don't know. But there are a couple of Indian coinage experts that pop into the forum occasionally; I'll edit the thread title to make it easier for them to find this thread. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 04/22/2011 11:33 pm Awesome, thank you again! I appreciate you taking the extra effort to modify the title. Gotta love those odd and unusal items. =) Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 06/07/2011 4:05 pm You were right Sap, it is indeed a token. I found another one here (second from bottom): http://www215.pair.com/sacoins/publ..._tokens.html Thanks again for your help! Report this Post to the Staff
andyg Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1319 Posts	Posted 06/09/2011 2:06 pm yes, a temple token, based on a Rupee of Akbar (most of them are) All is not lost though, some of the early ones are quite valuable. Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 06/09/2011 4:35 pm The smaller coin is of Jaunpur sultan Ibrahim Shah. The date is 825AH. His name is legible on the lower image (Ø§ïº'Ø±ïºï»¬ï»¡). The larger one looks very much like token. Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 06/10/2011 09:26 am Thanks guys, very helpful info! =) Report this Post to the Staff
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