SILVER/BILLON JITAL (DRACHM)_______Samanta Deva_______ABSTRACT BULL & HORSEMAN

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FRASCATIUS ANCIENTS
A BEAUTIFUL SILVER JITAL (DRACHM) - SAMANTA DEVA (INDIA) MINTED FROM 850 - 1000 AD .
Medieval India - Minted by the Shahi Kings of Kabul and Gandhara.
Interesting abstract design. Can you spot the bull and the horseman?
One of the most iconic coins from this era is the Bull and Horseman Jital. These coins were liked by the populace, and trade soon carried them far from their place of origin.
THE SIZE IS 17.9 MM AND 3.15 GRAMS.
Tye 14
OBVERSE – Horseman right, holding banner; symbol to left; symbol to right
REVERSE – Recumbent zebu (Brahma Bull) to left with symbol on rump; to left, star above pellet
BULL & HORSEMAN JITALS
These were struck in silver as early as 750 AD with a strong design of a a humped bull lying on the ground, facing left on one side, and a horseman with a spear riding towards the right on the other side. The Shahi kings from Kabul and Gandhara are credited with a long series of these coins to support what must have been flourishing trade from the 8th to 13th centuries A.D.
These coins were liked by the populace, and trade soon carried them far from their place of origin. The design was also adopted by many of the states receiving them in commerce. Their issue began in what is now eastern Afghanistan, first minted by the Shahi kings of Kabul and Gandahara, eventually spreading all the way to India.
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