India, Sultans of Dehli, Suri Dynasty: Sher Shah Suri (AH945-952/1538-1545 AD), AR Rupee, G&G D812

Sultans of Dehli, Suri Dynasty: Sher Shah Suri (AH945-952/1538-1545 AD), AR Rupee, "Jahanpanah" type, NM, AH949, G&G D812 (11.33 g, 30.68 mm)

Obverse: (In circle) Kalima: La Illaha Illa-allah Muhammad Rasool Allah (margin) Names of the first four Caliphs: Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali; Al-sultan Al-adil (The Sultan, the Just)

Reverse: (In Circle) Sher Shah Al-sultan, Khallad Allah Mulkahu wa Sultanahu (may God perpetuate his kingdom and rule) 949 (margin) Persian: Farid al-Duniya wa al-Deen, Abu al-Muzaffar, Jahanpanah (Pearl of the world and of faith, father of the conqueror, asylum of the world); Devanagari: Sri Ser Sahi

 

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Great addition, Amit.

 

I am finding myself being drawn further into Indian coins the past couple of weeks. What an interesting history and some beautiful coins, about which I know virtually nothing. Even getting them right side up is a problem for me.

Just got a couple of wonderfully chunky ones from the Delhi Sultanate, Suri Dynasty (I think), and poking around CT found this post by @Amit Vyas So I'll just tag in with some copper to go with his silver:


India, Delhi Sultanate
Æ Paisa
Mohd Adil Shah Suri
A.H. 961 (1554 A.D.)
No mint
Legends, ۹٦۱ / Legends
(both a little over 20 grams / 20 mm)

The thick fabric of these is impressive:

 

Very nice coins. For the coppers, I recommend Valentine’s Copper Coins of India. It is quite dated, and some readings are incorrect, but still useful for the large part. This was the book that taught me to read these coins, though I also have Plant. The book is out of copyright and a free version can be found at the Internet Archive (including other books by Mr. Valentine): https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.97296

 

Thank for for the tip and link to that book. I need all the help I can get!