Jital - Samanta Deva - Bull and Horseman - Kabul Shahi - 850-1000 AD Gandhāra - Ohind mint

Features

Issuer Kabul Shahi Dynasties (Indian Northern Dynasties)
Type Standard circulation coin
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, India.
Mitch AC# 1582,
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, Loch Eynort, Scotland.

Obverse

Recumbent bull facing left, trishula on bull's rump, Devnagari Legend above

Lettering: श्री सामन्त देव

Translation: Sri Samanta Deva

Reverse

Rider bearing lance on caparisoned horse facing right.

Lettering: Devnagari 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.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
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