1 Tanka - Shams al-Din Muhammad Shah III Muhammadabad 868-880 (1464-1475)

Weight

11 g

Diameter

21.16 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Gold

Shape

Round (irregular)

Edge Type

Plain

Technique

Hammered

Front design

Arabic legend - 'al-mu 'tasin billah abu'l Muzaffar Shams al-dunya wa'al din'

Back design

Arabic legend - 'Muhammad Shah bin Humayun Shah al-sultan Khallada Mulkahu'

Year of Minting

868-880 (1464-1475)

Sultan

Muhammad III ( 1463-1482 )

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

NA

Inscriptions

NA

Context

Mint Hadrat Muhammadabad. Coinage : Coins in the name of Muhammad III were struck in gold, silver and copper. The legends on this coin (both obverse and reverse) are the standard legend found on the coins of Muhammad III. There are only two gold coins listed by Goron & Goenka for this ruler - this Tanka (BG110) and a very rare BG111 which was struck from two reverse dies. History :  Muhammad Shah III Lashkari or Shamsuddin Muhammad Shah III was the 13th Bahmani Sultan and reigned from 30 July 1463 – 26 March 1482. He was between 9–10 years old when he ascended the throne on 30 July 1463 after the death of his brother, Nizam-Ud-Din Ahmad III. Muhammad Shah subjugated most of the Konkan and defeated the Gajapati Kingdom in 1470, thus securing the west coast trade until the arrival of the Portuguese. In his reign standard measurements and valuations of agricultural land were introduced.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

0