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Dinar - Mu'izz al-din Muhammad b. Sam Bayana mint
| Issuer | Ghurid dynasty |
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| Year | 1193-1206 |
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| Value | 1 Dinar |
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| Obverse description | Goddess Lakshmi seated facing in hieratic style, depicted in high relief with schematic facial features rendered in the indigenous tradition. The deity is flanked by dotted borders and surrounded by decorative pellets arranged around the coin's periphery. Stylized celestial motifs, including a star and crescent-like ornaments, appear in the field. The design follows the iconographic conventions of pre-Ghurid Hindu coinage, adapted for use under Ghurid authority. |
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| Obverse script | Nagari |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears the ruler's name and title inscribed in bold Nagari script, densely filling the coin's field in a square arrangement characteristic of Ghurid bull-and-horseman type derivatives. The legend reads 'Sri Muhammad Sam,' identifying the issuer as Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad b. Sam. The script is executed in high relief with angular letterforms typical of late 12th to early 13th century Indian epigraphy. A decorative border of pellets or dotted beading encircles the inscription. |
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