Jital - ‘Ala al-din Muhammad "Muhammad II of Khwarezm" Kurzuwan mint

Jital - ‘Ala al-din Muhammad "Muhammad II of Khwarezm" (Kurzuwan mint) - obverseJital - ‘Ala al-din Muhammad "Muhammad II of Khwarezm" (Kurzuwan mint) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Khwarezmian Empire (Khwarezmian dynasties)
Shah Muhammad II (1200-1220)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1200-1220
Value B Jital = 1⁄50 Rupee
Currency Jital (1077-1231)
Composition Billon
Weight 2.6 g
Diameter 17 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
130791
References Tye# 246
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, Loch Eynort, Scotland.

Obverse

Kurzuwan within a circle, As-sultan al-azam Muhammed bin as-sultan around

Reverse

Allah la ilah illa Allah Muhammad Rasul al-Nasir in a number of lines

Comments

Tye# 246.6

Tye lists the composition as “black billion, discernably (sic) not red copper, perhaps contains 8% to 2% silver”

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1200-1220)  Kurzuwan

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