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Jital - 'Ala al-din Muhammad 'Muhammad II of Khwarezm' NM
| Issuer | Khwarezmian Empire |
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| Year | 1200-1220 |
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| Weight | 3.1 g |
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| Obverse description | Stylized equestrian figure depicted in profile facing right, rendered in the schematic Indo-Iranian tradition characteristic of Khwarazmian billon jitals. The rider, shown astride a horse with arched neck, is surrounded by a dotted border. The design is executed in low relief with bold, somewhat abstract lines typical of the debased coinage of the late Khwarazmian period. The field is plain, and the overall composition reflects the strong influence of earlier Ghaznavid and Ghurid equestrian coin types. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central device consisting of a series of concentric circles with a pellet at the center, forming a distinctive bull's-eye or target motif characteristic of Tye type 269 jitals. Surrounding the central device is a stylized Arabic legend in highly schematized form, partially legible, with further decorative elements including pellets along the lower border. The reverse is enclosed within a dotted or beaded outer border on the irregular flan. The overall design reflects the strongly abstracted calligraphic tradition of Khwarazmian subsidiary coinage. |
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