Dehlī Sulṭāns – Ghiyāth al-dīn Tughluq (AH 720-725, AD 1320-25), Unknown Mint – Gold – Type 1

The following coin is a gold three tanka coin struck from an obverse bearing legends of alā-al-dīn Muḥammad Khaljī and a reverse of Tughluq. As such, it is a mule, possibly a mint trial piece or fantasy of the period.

al-sulṭān al-a’ẕam alā’ al-dunyā wa al-dīn abū al-muẕaffar muḥammad shāh al-sulṭān (= The mighty Sulṭān of the world and the faith, father of the victorious, Muḥammad Shāh the sulṭān).	tughluq shāh al-sulṭān nāṣir amīr al-mū’minīn (=Tughluq Shāh, the sulṭān defender of the commander of the faithful).

Actual Weight (g)

33.2

Actual Diameter (mm)

~32-33

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D319	748.	3 Tanka	None			RRR

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Ghiyāth al-dīn Tughluq (AH 720-725, AD 1320-1325), Dār al-Islām Mint – Gold – Type 2

al-sultan al-ghazi ghiyāth al-dunyā wa’l dīn abū’l muẕaffar (= The Sultan, slayer of infidels, help of the world and the faith, father of the victorious)		tughluq shah al-sultan nāṣir amīr al-mū’minīn (= Tughluq Shah, the sultan defender of the commander of the faithful). Mint & date in margin

Actual Weight (g)

10.9

Actual Diameter (mm)

~26

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D300	√ 701.	Tanka	724	Ste but no AH		RR
	702.	”	725

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Ghiyāth al-dīn Tughluq (AH 720-725, AD 1320-1325), Dehlī (ḥaḍrat) Mint – Gold – Type 3

Photo from Steve Album
al-sulṭān al-ghāzī ghiyāth al-dunyā wa’l dīn abū’l muẕaffar (= The Sulṭān, slayer of infidels, help of the world and the faith, father of the victorious).		tughluq shāh al-sulṭān nāṣir amīr al-mū’minīn (= Tughluq Shāh, the sulṭān defender of the commander of the faithful). Mint & date in margin.

Actual Weight (g)

11.0

Actual Diameter (mm)

~26

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D301	√ 704.	Tanka	720	Ste		S
	√ 705.	”	721	Ste, ClassNG
	√ 706.	”	722	Ste
	√ 707.	”	723	Ste
	√ 708.	”	724	Ste
	√ 709.	”	725	Ste, ClassNG

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Ghiyāth al-dīn Tughluq (AH 720-725, AD 1320-1325), Deogīr (qila) Mint – Gold – Type 4

Photo from Baldwin
al-sulṭān al-ghazi ghiyāth al-dunyā wa’l din abū al-muẕaffar (= The Sultan, slayer of infidels, help of the world and the faith, father of the victorious).		tughluq shah al-sulṭān nāṣir amīr al-mū’minīn (= Tughluq Shah, the sultan defender of the commander of the faithful). Mint & date in margin.

Actual Weight (g)

10.9-11.0

Actual Diameter (mm)

~28-29

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D302	√ 710.	Tanka	720	Ste		S
	√ 710c.	”	721	ClassNG
	711.	”	722
	√ 712.	”	723	Ste
	713.	”	724
	√ 714.	”	725	Ste, ClassNG

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Ghiyāth al-dīn Tughluq (AH 720-725, AD 1320-1325), Mulk-i-Tilang Mint – Gold – Type 5

Photo from Baldwin’s, August 2006
ghiyāth al-dunyā wa al-dīn nāṣir amīr al-mū’minīn (= Help of the world and the faith, defender of the commander of the faithful).		al-mutawakkil alā allāh abū al-muẕaffar tughluq shāh (= One who trusts in Allāh, father of the victorious, Tughluq Shāh) mint & date in margin.

Actual Weight (g)

11.0

Actual Diameter (mm)

~25

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D303	715.	Tanka	724			RR
	√ 716.	”	725	Ste

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Ghiyāth al-dīn Tughluq (AH 720-725, AD 1320-1325), Dār al-Islām Mint – Silver – Type 1

Photos & scripts from Goron
al-sulṭān al-ghāzī ghiyāth al-dunyā wa al-dīn abū al-muẕaffar (= The Sulṭān, slayer of infidels, help of the world and the faith, father of the victorious).		tughluq shāh al-sulṭān nāṣir amīr al-mū’minīn (= Tughluq Shāh, the sulṭān defender of the commander of the faithful). Mint & date in margin.

Actual Weight (g)

10.8-11.0

Actual Diameter (mm)

~29

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D305	717.	Tanka	721			S
	√ 718.	”	724	Ste
	719.	”	725

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Ghiyāth al-dīn Tughluq (AH 720-725, AD1320-1325), Dehlī (ḥaḍrat) Mint – Silver – Type 2

Photo from Steve Album
al-sulṭān al-ghāzī ghiyāth al-dunyā wa al-dīn abū al-muẕaffar (= The Sulṭān, slayer of infidels, help of the world and the faith, father of the victorious).		tughluq shāh al-sulṭān nāṣir amīr al-mū’minīn (= Tughluq Shāh, the sulṭān defender of the commander of the faithful). Mint & date in margin.

Actual Weight (g)

10.8-11.0

Actual Diameter (mm)

~28

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D306	√ 720.	Tanka	720	Ste		N
	√ 721.	”	721	Ste
	√ 722.	”	722	Ste
	√ 723.	”	723	Ste
	√ 724.	”	724	Ste, ClassNG	Margin: ẓarb hazihi al-sikka bi-ḥaḍrat dehlī fi sanah arbah wa 'ishrin wa seb'mi'at (was struck this silver coin in the honorable Dehlī in the year four and twenty and seven hundred).
	√ 725.	”	725	Ste, ClassNG

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Ghiyāth al-dīn Tughluq (AH 720-725, AD 1320-1325), Deogīr (qila) Mint – Silver – Type 3

Photos & scripts from Goron
al-sultan al-ghazi ghiyath al-dunya wa’l din abu’l muzaffar (= The Sultan, slayer of infidels, help of the world and the faith, father of the victorious).		tughluq shah al-sultan nasir amir al-muminin (= Tughluq Shah, the sultan defender of the commander of the faithful). Mint & date in margin.

Actual Weight (g)

10.8

Actual Diameter (mm)

~30

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D307	726.	Tanka	720			R
	727.	”	721
	√ 727c.	”	722	Ste

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Ghiyāth al-dīn Tughluq (AH 720-725, AD 1320-1325), Mulk-i-Tilang Mint – Silver – Type 4

ghiyāth al-dunyā wa’l din nāṣir amīr al-mū’minīn (= Help of the world and the faith, defender of the commander of the faithful).		al-mutawakkil ala allāh abū al-muẕaffar tughluq shah (= One who trusts in Allah, father of the victorious, Tughluq Shah) mint & date in margin.

Actual Weight (g)

10.8

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D308	728.	Tanka	724			RRR

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Ghiyāth al-dīn Tughluq (AH 720-725, AD 1320-1325), Unknown Mint – Billon – Type 1

al-sultan al-azam ghiyath al-dunya wa’l din (= The mighty sultan, help of the world and the faith)		tughluq shah in a double circle

Actual Weight (g)

3.6

Actual Diameter (mm)

~17

Composition

Billon

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D310	√ 729.	6 Gānī	?	Ste	Dates on my coins are possibly 721 & 722	N

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Ghiyāth al-dīn Tughluq (AH 720-725, AD 1320-1325), Unknown Mint – Billon – Type 2

al-sultan al-ghazi ghiyāth al-dunyā wa’l din (= The Sultan, slayer of infidels, help of the world and the faith).		abū al- muẕaffar tughluq shah al-sultan (= Father of the victorious, Tughluq Shah, the Sultan). Date bottom left.

Actual Weight (g)

3.6

Actual Diameter (mm)

~18

Composition

Billon

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D311	730.	4 Gānī	715		Error date	C
	731.	”	716		Error date
	732.	”	717		Error date
	√ 733.	”	720	Ste
	√ 734.	”	721	Ste
	√ 735.	”	722	Ste
	√ 736.	”	723	Ste
	√ 737.	”	724	Ste
	√ 738.	”	725	Ste	Not sure if mine is 725 or 723 but favour 725
	√ 739.	”	726	Ste	Posthumous date
	740.	”	727		Posthumous date

Dehlī Sulṭānate – Ghiyāth al-dīn Tughluq (AH 720-725, AD 1320-1325), Unknown Mint – Billon – Type 3

al-sulṭān al-ghāzī ghiyāth al-dunyā wa a- dīn (= The Sulṭān, slayer of infidels, help of the world and the faith).		tughluq shah Surrounded by the Nagari legend: Sri sulṭān gayasudin (= The Sulṭān Ghiyāth al-dīn)

Actual Weight (g)

3.6

Actual Diameter (mm)

~17

Composition

Billon

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D312	√ 741.	2 Gānī	720	Ste		N
	√ 742.	”	721	Ste

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Ghiyāth al-dīn Tughluq (AH 720-725, AD 1320-1325), Unknown Mint – Copper – Type 1

al-sultan al-ghazi (= The sultan, slayer of infidels).		ghiyath al-dunya wa’l din (= help of the world and the faith).

Actual Weight (g)

4.0

Actual Diameter (mm)

~18

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D313	√ 743.	Paika	None	Ste		R

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Ghiyāth al-dīn Tughluq (AH 720-725, AD 1320-1325), Unknown Mint – Copper – Type 2

tughluq		shah

Actual Weight (g)

3.3-3.5

Actual Diameter (mm)

~15

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D314	√ 744.	Paika	None	Ste		N

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Ghiyāth al-dīn Tughluq (AH 720-725, AD 1320-1325), Deogīr (qila) Mint – Copper – Type 3

Photos & scripts from Goron
adil ghiyāth (= Ghiyāth the just)		bi-qila deogir

Actual Weight (g)

2.0

Actual Diameter (mm)

~13

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D315	745.	‘Adlī (Half Paika?)	None			RR

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Ghiyāth al-dīn Tughluq (AH 720-725, AD 1320-1325), Fakhrabad Mint – Copper – Type 4

ādil ghiyāth (= Ghiyāth the just).		bi-fakrabad

Actual Weight (g)

2.3

Actual Diameter (mm)

~15

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D316	√ 746.	‘Adlī (Half Paika?)	None	Ste		RR

Dehlī Sulṭāns – Ghiyāth al-dīn Tughluq (AH 720-725, AD 1320-1325), Sulṭānpūr Mint – Copper – Type 5

ādil ghiyāth (Ghiyāth the just),		bi-sulṭānpūr

Actual Weight (g)

2.0

Actual Diameter (mm)

~13

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
D317	√ 747.	‘Adlī (Half Paika?)	None	Ste		RRR