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Kangra Rajas

[Kapa]7K JPG
'Chandradeva Kapa' (?) (circa 1215 AD)
AE Jital
Mitchiner NIS ?, Tye #64
13 mm.
3.20 gm.
Die position=12h (?)
reverse
Obverse: Stylized winged horse (?).
Reverse: Stylized bull; Nagari legend. Specimen number 182 from excavation in Badla (1881).

Sultanate of Delhi

[Balban]9K JPG
Ghiyath al-Din Balban (1265 - 1287 AD)
Billon 2 Gani
Mitchiner WOI 2526
15 mm.
3.48 gm.
Die position=5h
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend surrounded by Nagari legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.

[Mohammed Shah II]9K JPG
'Ala' ud-Din Mohammed Shah II (1296 - 1316 AD)
Billon 2 Gani
Mitchiner WOI 2569
15 mm.
3.53 gm.
Die position=6h
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.

[Mohammed Shah II]24K JPG
'Ala' ud-Din Mohammed Shah II (1296 - 1316 AD)
AR Tanka AH 704 (1304 /1305 AD)
Mitchiner WOI 2547
27 mm.
10.85 gm.
Die position=10h
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.

[Mubarak]10K JPG
Qutb ud-Din Mubarak (1316 - 1320 AD)
Billon 8 Gani AH 719 (1319 /1320 AD)
Mitchiner WOI ?
15 x 15 mm.
3.60 gm.
Die position=2h
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.

[Mohammed III]16K JPG
Mohammed III ibn Tughluq (1325 - 1351 AD)
AE Tanka / Token Currency (1329 AD)
Mitchiner WOI ?
21 mm.
9.07 gm.
Die position=9h
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Persian legend.

Vijayanagar Kingdom

[Sangama]7K JPG
Unknown Sangama Ruler (1357 - 1450 AD)
Billon Kasu
Unpublished
16 mm.
3.59 gm.
Die position=3h
reverse
Obverse: Monkey god Hanuman running right.
Reverse: Stylized elephant (?) right, crescent above.

Bahamids of Kulbarga

[Firoz Shah]12K JPG
Firoz Shah (1397 - 1421 AD)
AE Paisa
Khan 105
17 mm.
5.28 gm.
Die position=2h
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.

[Ahmad Shah II]15K JPG
Ahmad Shah II (1435 - 1457 AD)
AE Heavy Paisa
Khan -
21 mm.
13.39 gm.
Die position=9h
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.

Kingdom of Juanpur

[Husain Shah]10K JPG
Husain Shah (1458 - 1479 AD)
AE Tanka
Mitchiner WOI ?
17 mm.
9.71 gm.
Die position=1h
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.

Pandyas of Madurai

[Viran]8K JPG
Bhuvaneka Viran Samarakolakalan (circa 1470 AD)
AE Unit
Mitchiner NIS 1151 - 1152
15 mm.
3.11 gm.
Die position=10h
reverse
Obverse: Garuda running left.
Reverse: Legend.

Mughal Empire

[Akbar]26K JPG
Jalal al-Din Akbar (1556 - 1605 AD)
AR Rupee AH 983 (1576/1577 AD)
Mitchiner WOI 3040
27 mm.
11.43 gm.
Die position=11h
reverse
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.

Nayakas of Tinnevelly

[Nayaka]7K JPG
Anonymous (circa 1650 AD)
AE Two Kasu
Mitchiner NIS 1240
13 mm.
2.50 gm.
Die position=9h
reverse
Obverse: Venkatesvara standing beneath doorway.
Reverse: Legend.


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