Jital - Samanta Deva - Bull and Horseman - Kabul Shahi - 850-1000 AD Gandhāra - Ohind
Features
| Issuer |
Kabul Shahi Dynasties
(Indian Northern Dynasties)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 850-1000 |
| Value | 1 Jital |
| Currency | Jital (500-1026) |
| Composition | Silver (.699) |
| Weight | 3.16 g |
| Diameter | 16 mm |
| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 19864 |
| References | GG# 305 Stan Goron, J. P. Goenka; 2001. The Coins of the Indian Sultanates: Covering the Area of Present-day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, New Delhi, Delhi, India.Michael Mitchiner; 1978. Oriental Coins and Their Values / Volume 2. The Ancient & Classical World, 600 BC - AD 650. Hawkins Publications, London, United Kingdom. , Tye# 21 Robert Tye, Monica Tye; 1995. Jitals: A Catalogue and Account of the Coin Denomination of Daily Use in Medieval Afghanistan and North West India. Robert Tye. |
Obverse
Recumbent bull facing left, trishula on bull's rump, legend above.
Scripts: Sharada, Devanagari
Lettering: श्री सामन्त देव
Translation: Śrī Sāmanta Deva/Radiant Samanta (Governor/Feudal lord) the God
Reverse
Rider bearing lance on caparisoned horse facing right. Legend: 'bhi '
Script: Sharada
Unabridged legend: Bhi
Edge
Plain
Comments
Type Bull & Horseman
The Hindu Shahis became engaged with the Yamini Turks of Ghazni over supremacy of the eastern regions of Afghanistan initially before it extended towards the Punjab region. They briefly recaptured the Kabul Valley from the Samanid successors of the Saffarids, until a general named Alptigin drove out the Samanid wali of Zabulistan and established the Ghaznavid dynasty at Ghazna. Under his general and successor Sabuktigin the Ghaznavids had begun to raid the provinces of Lamghan and Multan. This precipitated an alliance first between then King Jayapala and the Amirs of Multan, and then in a second battle in alliance with Delhi, Ajmer, Kalinjar, and Kannauj which saw the Hindu Shahi lose all lands west of the Indus River.
The Hindu Shahis became engaged with the Yamini Turks of Ghazni over supremacy of the eastern regions of Afghanistan initially before it extended towards the Punjab region. They briefly recaptured the Kabul Valley from the Samanid successors of the Saffarids, until a general named Alptigin drove out the Samanid wali of Zabulistan and established the Ghaznavid dynasty at Ghazna. Under his general and successor Sabuktigin the Ghaznavids had begun to raid the provinces of Lamghan and Multan. This precipitated an alliance first between then King Jayapala and the Amirs of Multan, and then in a second battle in alliance with Delhi, Ajmer, Kalinjar, and Kannauj which saw the Hindu Shahi lose all lands west of the Indus River.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (850-1000) | $ 16 | $ 16 | $ 16 | $ 16 | Ohind mint | ||||||||||
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Actual silver weight: 0.071 oz
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