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Anonymous 'Post Shahi' Sri Samantha Deva Jital 900-1200AD
| Issuer | Chauhan Dynasty |
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| Year | 900-1200 |
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| Diameter | 15.44 mm |
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| Reverse description | Armored horseman advancing to the right occupies the central field, depicted in a highly stylized and degenerate manner consistent with late post-Shahi jital coinage. The rider is shown with schematic limbs and the horse rendered in a crude but energetic fashion. The design, though worn and somewhat flat from the hammered striking process, retains the essential iconographic features of the mounted warrior motif inherited from the Shahi tradition. The irregular flan and surface patination reflect extended circulation and burial. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The so-called 'Post Shahi' jitals issued under Chauhan authority represent the monetary infrastructure left behind after the collapse of the Hindu Shahi kingdom — coinage that continued circulating and being produced across the northwestern subcontinent well after the political structures that originally sanctioned it had dissolved. The anonymity of this type is deliberate: no ruler's name was struck, which aided acceptance across fragmented successor territories where loyalty to any specific dynast was contested.
Tye 33 is among the more frequently encountered varieties in this broad series, suggesting sustained mint output over several generations rather than a single concentrated issue.