Al-Raji rahmat allah al-karim ("Hope for the mercy of Allah the beneficent") // Muhammad bin tughluq shah and date written out. 16mm, 3.50 grams. NM (Delhi?). Goron/Goenka #D377; Tye 444.
Scarcer type.
Muhammad bin Tughluq was born to Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq, who was in turn the son of a Turkic slave father and a Hindu Indian mother, and was the founder of the Tughluq dynasty after taking control of the Delhi Sultanate. He saw a long and eventful reign - numismatically, he left a fascinating record which included numerous coin types which included remarkable issues of fiduciary bronze tankas and half-tankas.