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Tye 377.1, Deyell 308+, G&G D59.
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Sultans of Delhi, Shams-al-din Iltutmish (1210-1236 A.D. = 607-633 A.H.). Billon jital of the Lahore type (tentative average silver content 16%), Lahore mint; 3.50 g. (average weight 3.6 g.), 14.26 mm.max., 3.21 mm. thickness, 0◦.
Obv: Horseman bearing lance facing right, star in center, Sri Hamirah (in Nagari script).
Rev: Shams / al-dunya wa'l din / iltutmish / al-sultan (in Arabic script).
Tye rarity rating Common.
Shams-al-din Iltutmish was the second ruler of the Mamluk/Slave dynasty and founder of the Delhi Sultanate. The early Ghorid rulers had maintained a coinage system based on the bull-and horseman coins in place at the Delhi mint. In response to the lack of silver, Iltutmish introduced a bimetallic coinage system consisting of the silver tanka and the billon jital.
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