Lot No: 225
Auction:Auction #9
Material: Silver
Period: Sultanate
Date: 14-Dec-2025
Location: Kolkata
Estimated Price:
₹ 25000 - ₹ 30000
Bengal Sultanate, Ghiyath Al-Din Mahmud (AH 939-945, 1532-1538 AD), Silver Badr Shahi Tanka, 10.65 gms, Rahillabad Badarpur Mint, AH 934, Obv. Al sultan bin al sultan ghiyath al dunya wa’al din abu al Muzaffar Mahmud Shah al sultan, badr shahi in centre, Rev. husain shah al sultan khald allah mukahu wa al sultanahu, with mint name Rahillabad Badarpur & date, badr shahi in centre, G&G # B911, very fine+, extremely rare.
Note: The mint of Rahillabad-Badarpur
in the Bengal Sultanate was a temporary, minor provincial mint used during the reign of the last independent Sultan Ghiyath Al-din Mahmud & only known in Badr Shahi mint. Badarpur was a suburb, now lost, located near Khalifatabad (modern-day Bagerhat District in Bangladesh). The sultan may have added "Badarpur" after his own laqab (honorific name), Abd-al-Badar, to the existing name of Khalifatabad.
Opening Bid :
₹25000
Asking Bid :
₹25000