Malwa Sultanate, Ghiyath Shah (AH 873-906 /1469-1500 AD), Hadrat Shadiabad Mint, Gold ½ Tanka, AH 879 (Retrograde), Struck on a broader flan, Obv: Arabic legend "abul fath Ghiyath Shah al sultan al khilji ba hadrat Shadiabad" 879 Hijri year retrograde, Rev: Arabic legend "al-sultan bin al sultan wali khalifat ahd waz zaman (fi al alamin)", 5.54g, 19.85mm, (Variant of GG # M63), centrally struck, struck in high relief, AU-UNC, Exceedingly Rare
Note: This half tanka is struck on an unusually broad flan and represents an entirely new type. It features a retrograde date, a characteristic previously unlisted in the Goron and Goenka catalogue. It is being offered here for the first time in any public auction.