Dinar - Samanta Deva - Hindu Shahis of Kabul Forgery

Dinar - Samanta Deva - Hindu Shahis of Kabul (Forgery) - obverseDinar - Samanta Deva - Hindu Shahis of Kabul (Forgery) - reverse

Obverse © simoneo80 – Reverse © coinindia

Features

Issuer Kabul Shahi Dynasties (Indian Northern Dynasties)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 900-1000
Value 1 Dinar
Currency Dinar (500-1026)
Composition Gold
Weight 7.45 g
Diameter 20 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
76643

Obverse

King mounted right

Reverse

Recumbent bull left, Nagari legend above

Lettering: sri samanta deva

Edge

Plain

Comments

This well-made modern forgery appeared around 2010. It was first posted online by CoinIndia (CoinIndia.com) but was later determined to be a cast fake. See comments on Zeno.ru (81629) as well as CoinIndia's own website where they call it a “fantasy gold version”.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (900-1000) 

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