Ruler : Ala-ud-Din Muhammad Khilji
Era : AD 1296-1316 / AH 695-715
Dynasty : Khilji Dynasty
Denomination : 2 Gani
Mint : Mintless Type
Weight : 3.45 g (approx each)
Diameter : 15 mm (approx each)
Reference Number : Stan Goron & J.P. Goenka, The Coins of the Indian Sultanates, D233

Obverse :
Muhammad Shah in center and Sri Sultan Alavadin in Nagari around

Reverse :
Al-sultan al-a’zam ‘ala ‘al-dunya wa’l din

Comment:
Alauddin used a new title to describe himself – Sikandar al-Thani (The Second Alexander), probably commemorating his conquests that subdued most of peninsular India. This billon coin type had a Nagari legend on reverse, to establish his royal legitimacy over his Hindu subjects.
A detailed specimen with greenish patina.
Set of two Coins