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Coin of Ala Al-Din Muhammad Khalji, Sultan of Delhi
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This silver coin was minted in Delhi by the third Sultan of the Khalji Dynasty (1290-1320 C.E.), Ala Al-Din Muhammad. The coin is struck on both sides and contains four registers of raised Arabic inscriptions framed in a square field on each side. The text block on the reverse is surrounded by a ring of Arabic inscriptions which are only partially visible on this coin. As in this example, most of the coins of the Delhi Sultans no longer employed the Kufic Script, instead favoring a medieval script.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
David Gordon Mitten gift to HUAM. This coin came from the personal collection of Professor and Curator Emeritus David Gordon Mitten
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift in honor of Rian Thum Head Teaching Fellow of Literature and Arts B-21 "The Images of Alexander the Great"
Title: Coin of Ala Al-Din Muhammad Khalji, Sultan of Delhi
Description:
This silver coin was minted in Delhi by the third Sultan of the Khalji Dynasty (1290-1320 C.
E.
), Ala Al-Din Muhammad.
The coin is struck on both sides and contains four registers of raised Arabic inscriptions framed in a square field on each side.
The text block on the reverse is surrounded by a ring of Arabic inscriptions which are only partially visible on this coin.
As in this example, most of the coins of the Delhi Sultans no longer employed the Kufic Script, instead favoring a medieval script.
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