Bahmanī Sulṭāns – Shams al-dīn Muḥammad Shāh III (AH 867-887, AD 1463-1482), Muḥammadābād (ḥaḍrat) Mint

 

al-mu‘taṣim billāh abū al-muẕaffar shams al-dunyā wa al-dīn (He who relies on God, father of the conqueror, sun of the world and the faith).

muḥammad shāh bin humāyūn shāh al-sulṭān khallada mulkahu (= Muḥammad Shāh son of Humāyūn Shāh the sulṭān, perpetuator of his kingdom). Mint and date in margins.

 

Actual Weight (g)

11.0

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Gold

 

Catalogue

GG

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Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

BH110

4492.

Tanka

868

 

 

S

 

4493.

”

871

Bald

 

 

 

4493c.

”

872

Ste, SG

 

 

 

4494.

”

873

 

 

 

 

4495.

”

874

Ste

 

 

 

4495c.

”

876

Bald

Also Ref: Steve Album (2006), List 215

 

 

4496.

”

877

Ste, ClassNG

 

 

 

4497.

”

878

ClassNG

 

 

 

4498.

”

879

SA, Bons

Last numeral 9 may be carved over numeral 8. See photos.

 

 

4499.

”

881

Tody

 

 

 

Bahmanī Sulṭāns – Shams al-dīn Muḥammad Shāh III (AH 867-887, AD 1463-1482), Muḥammadābād (ḥaḍrat) Mint

 

Mint and date in margin.

 

Actual Weight (g)

10.4

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Gold

 

Catalogue

GG

Photo Link

Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

BH111

4500.

Tanka

867

Bald

Struck from two reverse dies

RRR

 

Bahmanī Sulṭāns – Shams al-dīn Muḥammad Shāh III (AH 867-887, AD 1463-1482), Muḥammadābād (ḥaḍrat) Mint

 

Mint and date in margin.

 

Actual Weight (g)

10.8-11.0

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

GG

Photo Link

Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

BH112

4501.

Tanka

868

Ste

 

S

 

4502.

”

869

 

 

 

 

4503.

”

871

 

 

 

 

4504.

”

872

 

 

 

 

4505.

”

873

 

 

 

 

4506.

”

874

 

 

 

 

4507.

”

876

Ste, SG

 

 

 

4508.

”

877

 

 

 

 

4508c.

”

777

Ste

Presumably a mistake for 877 and apparently quite rare?

 

4509.

”

878

 

 

 

 

4510.

”

879

 

 

 

 

4511.

”

880

 

 

 

 

4512.

”

886

 

 

 

 

Bahmanī Sulṭāns – Shams al-dīn Muḥammad Shāh III (AH 867-887, AD 1463-1482)

 

 

 

 

Actual Weight (g)

16.5

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Copper

 

Catalogue

GG

Photo Link

Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

BH113

4513.

Gānī

868?

SG

 

R

 

Bahmanī Sulṭāns – Shams al-dīn Muḥammad Shāh III (AH 867-887, AD 1463-1482)

 

 

 

 

 

Gānī

2/3 Gānī

Actual Weight (g)

16.2-16.5

10.5-11.5

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Copper

 

Catalogue

GG

Photo Link

Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

BH114

4514.

Gānī

868

 

 

C

 

4515.

”

869

 

 

 

 

4516.

”

870

 

 

 

 

4517.

”

871

Ste

 

 

 

4518.

”

872

Ste

 

 

 

4519.

”

873

 

 

 

 

4520.

”

874

 

 

 

 

4521.

”

875

 

 

 

 

4522.

”

876

Ste

 

 

 

4523.

”

877

Ste

Date written 778

 

 

4524.

”

878

Ste

 

 

 

4525.

”

879

SG

 

 

 

4526

”

880

 

 

 

 

4527.

”

882

Ste

 

 

 

4528.

”

883

 

 

 

 

4529.

”

884

 

 

 

 

4530.

”

885

 

 

 

BH115

4531.

Two-Thirds Gānī

828

 

Date should read 868

C

 

4532.

”

868

 

 

 

 

4533.

”

870

 

 

 

 

4534.

”

871

 

 

 

 

4535.

”

872

Ste

 

 

 

4536.

”

873

Ste

 

 

 

4537.

”

874

Ste

 

 

 

4537c.

”

876

Ste

 

 

 

4538.

”

877

Ste

 

 

 

4539.

”

878

 

 

 

 

4540.

”

882

 

 

 

 

4540c.

”

884

Ste

 

 

 

4540e.

”

885

Ste

 

 

 

4541.

”

886

 

 

 

 

Bahmanī Sulṭāns – Shams al-dīn Muḥammad Shāh III (AH 867-887, AD 1463-1482)

 

Date at bottom.

 

 

Two-Thirds Gānī

Half Gānī

Third Gānī

Actual Weight (g)

10.6

8.0-8.5

5.5

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

 

Composition

Copper

 

Catalogue

GG

Photo Link

Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

BH115A

4542.

Two-Thirds Gānī

?

 

 

R

BH116

4543.

Half Gānī

871

 

 

C

 

4544.

”

878

 

 

 

 

4544c.

”

880

Ste

 

 

 

4545.

”

881

SG

 

 

 

4545c.

”

882

 

 

 

 

4546.

”

885

 

 

 

BH117

4547.

Third Gānī

870

Ste but no date

C

 

4548.

”

885

 

 

 

Bahmanī Sulṭāns – Shams al-dīn Muḥammad Shāh III (AH 867-887, AD 1463-1482)

 

 

 

 

Actual Weight (g)

5.3-5.5

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Copper

 

Catalogue

GG

Photo Link

Denomination

AH

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

BH118

4549.

Third Gānī

967

SG

 

S

 

Bahmanī Sulṭāns – Shams al-dīn Muḥammad Shāh III (AH 867-887, AD 1463-1482)

 

 

 

 

 

Sixth Gānī

Twelfth Gānī

Actual Weight (g)

2.8

1.2

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Copper

 

Catalogue

GG

Photo Link

Denomination

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

BH119

4550.

Sixth Gānī

Ste, SG

Slightly different arrangements of reverse legend. See photos.

S

BH119A

4551.

Twelfth Gānī

Ste

 

R