Hindu Shahis Of Kabul And Gandhara (Ad 850-1000), Jital

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amitvyas03 New Member 41 Posts	Posted 06/13/2008 12:26 pm Obverse Recumbent bull facing left, above in Sarada script Sri Samanta Deva Reverse: Horseman to right. Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16827 Posts	Posted 06/14/2008 12:26 am I find these "bull and horseman" jitals to be an interesting series. They were struck for several hundred years, and the first series look quite well designed. The designs get worse and worse as the centuries pass, much like the ancient Celtic coin series, until the bull and the horseman become barely recognisable squiggles. They can also be quite confusing for Western collectors of modern coins. Snowman posted one similar to yours in this old thread. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
amitvyas03 New Member 41 Posts	Posted 06/14/2008 01:34 am Sap, I completely agree with your observation. Some of the later designs are so abstract that it is not uncommon to "miss" the bull and the horseman altogether! On a number of instances, the bull just "jumped out" at me during a casual inspection and left me wondering how I had missed it earlier. The later coins clearly show a reduction in the percentage of silver. Here is a later coin of the same type: Delhi Rajas, Madana Pala Deva (1145-67 AD), billon Jital Obverse Bull to left. legend above:( Madava /) Sri Samanta (Deva) Reverse Horseman to right: (Sri) Ma / d( ANA Pala Deva) An expert recommended the following book on these, but so far I have been unable to find a copy: Robert and Monica Tye: Jitals; a catalogue and account of the coin denomination and daily use in Medieval Afghanistan and North West India, Isle of South Uist 1995 Report this Post to the Staff
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