951. HUNGARY, Holy Roman Empire. Magyar Királyság (Kingdom of Hungary). Rudolf. 1576-1608. AR Taler (36.5mm, 28.66 g, 12h). Körmöcbánya (Kremnitz) mint. Dated 1588 KB. Armored bust right, wearing ruff; coat-of-arms to left, Madonna holding infant Christ in clouds to right / Crowned double-headed eagle facing slightly right, wings spread, globus cruciger on breast; sword to left, scepter to right. Huszár 1030; Davenport 8066. Good VF, toned, a few marks on edge. ($500)
952. INDIA, Medieval. Kashmir. Harshadeva. 1089-1101. AR Dinnar (15mm, 3.09 g, 6h). Man, wearing angular headdress and holding spear, on horseback right; Śrī Harṣadeva in Śāradā script above / Goddess seated facing on lotus, holding lotus and vase. Cribb & Mobin 3 (A3/a3). Good VF. ($300)
953. INDIA, Islamic Sultanates. Delhi. Ghiyath al-Din Balban. AH 664-686 / AD 1266-1287. AV Tanka (32mm, 11.00 g, 6h). Name and titles of Ghiyath al-Din Balban / al-imam legend; caliph al-Must‘asim. CIS D155; Rajgor Type 942. Near EF. ($500) From the David Nelson Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 73 (13 September 2006), lot 1165.
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954. INDIA, Islamic Sultanates. Delhi. Mubarak Shah. AH 824-837 / AD 1421-1434. AR Tanka (22mm, 11.28 g, 2h). Dated AH 837 (AD 1433/4). al-sultan legend / fi zaman legend. CIS D654 (date unlisted); Rajgor Type 1407 (same). VF, toned, areas of flat strike. Very rare. ($500)
Very Rare Babur Mithqal 955. INDIA, Mughal Empire. Zahir al-Din Muhammad Babur. AH 932-937 / AD 1526-1530. AR Mithqal (25.5mm, 4.67 g, 9h). Urdu mint. Kalima within ornate circular frame; titles of Rashidun in outer margin / Name and titles of Babur in three bands across field, each separated by a knotted borderline; mint formula to lower left. Rahman 117.03 (same dies). VF, toned, areas of weak strike, a couple of shroff marks on obverse, trace of mount. ($1000) 255