Need Help With ID On This Silver Coin (Id: 9th To 11th Century Bull And Horseman Jital)

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vermontensium Moderator United States 16684 Posts	Posted 09/16/2022 6:57 pm A little bigger than a US dime but thicker. Also approc. value Thanks [URL="https://ibb.co/d4rDXQW][/url] [URL="https://ibb.co/Jk7jQhw][/url] swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16898 Posts	Posted 09/16/2022 8:57 pm It is known as a "bull and horseman" jital, and was issued by the Hindu kings of what is now Afghanistan. They were issued with very similar design over a couple of hundred years, roughly 800 AD to 1000 AD. As with the ancient Celtic coin series, the design tended to get more abstract as time went on. On this coin, it's a little abstracted but there is still a clearly recognizable bull, and a clearly recognizable horseman, so I'd say this is fairly early in the series, probably mid-800s? I paid AU$10 for mine, back in 2001, if that helps with pricing. Maybe $40 or so these days? 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
vermontensium Moderator United States 16684 Posts	Posted 09/17/2022 6:09 pm Thanks Sap! swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 636 Posts	Posted 09/17/2022 8:14 pm The writing above the bull looks like it matches the "Samanta Deva" type, shown for example at https://www.forumancientcoins.com/d...mith/bh.html It looks like similar coins have been selling for US $18-36 on ebay https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nk...H_Complete=1 Edited by Seeker55 09/17/2022 8:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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