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Jital - Jalal ad-Din Mangubarni Nandana mint?
| Issuer | Khwarezmian Empire |
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| Year | 1220-1231 |
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| Currency | Jital (1077-1231) |
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| Obverse description | Highly stylized bull depicted in profile occupying the central field, rendered in the degenerate Indo-Muslim artistic tradition characteristic of late Khwarezmian jitals. A horseman figure appears alongside the bull, both executed in a schematic, heavily abstracted manner typical of hammered billon coinage from the eastern frontier mints. The design derives from earlier Hindu-Shahi bull-and-horseman prototypes, now reduced to near-calligraphic outlines. Arabic legends fill the surrounding field, though heavily degraded and intertwined with the figural elements. The irregular flan and weak strike reflect the emergency or provincial nature of this issue. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | A stylized horseman depicted in profile at the gallop, rendered in a highly schematized, almost abstract manner consistent with the degenerate Indo-Muslim coinage tradition of the early 13th century. The rider and mount are formed from bold, simplified strokes that dissolve into surrounding Arabic legends filling the field. The design is a degraded continuation of Ghaznavid and Shahi equestrian types, adapted for rapid hammered production on an irregular billon flan. The overall composition is characteristic of frontier mint output under Jalal ad-Din Mangubarni during the final years of the Khwarezmian Empire. Strike is weak in areas, with legends partially off-flan. |
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