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Jital - Muizz al-din Muhammad bin Sam Late 'Bull and Horseman' derivative
| Issuer | Ghurid Dynasty |
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| Year | 1173-1206 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Zebu bull standing to left in the central field, rendered in a stylized and degenerate manner characteristic of late Ghurid derivative issues. The bull's humped profile and tail are discernible despite the crude, worn execution. Surrounding the central device are remnants of a Nagari or debased legend in the field, largely illegible due to the progressive stylistic degradation of the type. The overall design reflects the late-period derivative tradition descended from the earlier Shahiya bull-and-horseman coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Horseman depicted to right in the central field, rendered in a heavily stylized and schematic manner typical of late Ghurid derivative jitals. The rider sits astride a horse, with limbs and mount reduced to near-abstract linear forms as a result of progressive die degradation over successive generations of copying. Traces of a debased Arabic or Nagari legend are present in the surrounding field, though largely illegible. The design is a degenerate descendant of the classic bull-and-horseman type associated with earlier Indo-Muslim coinage of the region. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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