Description
Delhi Sultanate, Turks, Nasir Al Din Mahmud, (c. 1246-1266CE), Silver Tanka, 10.70grms, Obv. ruler's titles within double square in circle, annulets in segments, Rev. fi'ahd legends; caliph al-Must'aşim, within double square in circle, Minted in Hadrat Dehli, G&G#D138, Very Fine+ Nasir al-Din Mahmud mostly acted as a figurehead under the influence of the powerful vizier Ghiyasuddin Balban, with real power exercised in administration and frontier defense, especially against Mongol raids
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