Gold and Silver Coins of Sultans of Delhi (Wallahul Ghjaniu Wa Antumal Fuqara And Allah is the All- Sufficient and Ye are the Needy Ones Legend Found on the Coin No. 4709)

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It is a matter for gratification that the coins collection of the State Museum, Andhra Pradesh, is the biggest, when compared to the other Museums in our country. These coins represent the different dynastics that ruled over this part of the Deccan from 3rd Century B. C. to 20th Century A.D. They were acquired for the Museum as Treasuretroves and from various excavations conducted by the Department, Many numismatists and scholars of repute have studied these coins and brought out Catalogues and Monographs.

In the month of April, 1965 I read an interesting news item that a Treasuretrove has been found in a village of Narsapur Taluk, Medak District. I took prompt action to acquire this Treasuretrove and requested the Collector, Medak District to send it for my detailed examination.

I was ravished with joy to find 84 gold coins minted by many Sultans of Delhi, i.e. Ghiyasuddin Balban, Jalaluddin and Alauddin Khalji, Ghiyasuddin and Mohd. bin Tughlaq. Some Dinars of Mohd. bin Tughlaq issued from Sultanpur mint (Warangal) are parti- cularly note-worthy. These Dinars were issued during early period of his reign. Keeping in view the importance of this Treasuretrove, the State Advisory Board of Museums resolved to publish these coins along with other gold and silver coins of the Sultans of Delhi and at my request decided to assign the cataloguing work to the renowned Numismatist, Sri Mohd. Abdul Wali Khan, Keeper of Coins of State Museum, Hyderabad.

On 19th July 1965, a hoard of 84 gold coins was received in the State Museum from the Collector, Medak District. These coins were discovered as a Treasure- trove from Chilapached village, Narsapur taluk, Medak District. The coins belonged to the Sultans of Delhi.

The number of gold and silver coins of the Sultans of Delhi in the State Museum gradually reached the level of 161, acquired through Treasure-troves, purchases and presentations. Though a small number compared to the coin- collections of other dynasties in our Cabinet, the Director felt it desirable to publish these coins to facilitate further study and research on these coins and the State Advisory Board of Museums resolved accordingly and entrusted the work of cataloguing to me. I could take up the work and complete it earlier than expected, only on account of the continued guidance and patronage of our Director, Sri Muhammad. Abdul Waheed Khan, F.R.A.S. (London), who had been a very good source of inspiration to me acting, as he does, as a philosopher and guide. I desire to record my heartful acknowledgement to my Director.