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Shahis of Kabul and Gandhara 850-1000AD AR Jital OBV. Recumbent Zebu Bull facing left, Trishura on Rump "Sri Samanta Deva" above in Nagari
REV. Horseman Right holding banner
TYE 15Skyler
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1 jital - Kabul ShahiUnknown
850 - 970 CE ???????
Obverse : Horseman holding spear, riding horse to right.
Reverse : Reclined bull. Samanta Deva in nagari.Pericles J2
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AFGHANISTAN - Abdur al-RahmanAFGHANISTAN - Abdur al-Rahman (1880-1901) AR Rupee, Kabul Mint. AH 1305 (1887). Reference: KM#544.1.dpaul7
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AFGHANISTAN - HORSE MAN & BULL - SAMANT DEWA -HINDU SHAHI - SILVER COIN - 3.21gmSilver drachm (jital), ca.870-950 AD, late Kabul Shahi (Tye #21)
Horseman right, holding banner; Nagari Bhi in the upper left, Adl (?) in Arabic in the upper right / śri samanta deva in Nagari, recumbent zebu bull to left with symbol on rump; to left, star above pellet above crescent. Uncertain mint in (Kabul or Ohind?). 20mm, 3.21 grams. Tye #21. SKU 42565
Samanta Deva just meant "The Feudatory Chield" - it was the title assumed by the Kabul Shahi and their Islamic successors, and was probably not a personal name. Hundreds of types of jitals inscribed "Samanta Deva" (in imitation of this type) were struck by numerous dynasties in the later period. The Kabul Shahi dynasties also called Shahiya ruled the Kabul Valley (in eastern Afghanistan) and the old province of Gandhara (northern Pakistan) during the Classical Period of India, from the decline of the Kushan Empire in the 3rd century to the early 9th century. They are split into two eras the Buddhist-Shahis and the later Hindu-Shahis with the change-over occurring around 870. These coins are of full size and weight, but were probably not minted by Samanta Deva but can be considered anonymous issues of his successorsAntonivs Protti
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AR Drachma of the Shahi, ca 900 AD"Bull and Horseman" silver drachm of the Shahi dynasty and Kings of Kabul. OBV; Seated Humped bull with the Sanskrit legend "Sri Semanta Deva" meaning "military commander" above, a trident on the bull's rump.
REV: Horseman with lance.
The Shahi were a Buddhist/Hindu dynasty that ruled from Kabul in the 9th and 10th centuries AD. The Bull (a Hindu symbol) and Horseman drachmas were an enduring type minted in good silver that was mined in the Panjshir Valley of Afghanistan. The Shahi were gradually pushed eastward to Kashmir by Islam until they disappeared as a political group in the 12th century. daverino
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Ardashir I Kushanshah (ca.230-250 AD), Kushano-Sassanians (Kushanshahs) 19000
Very rare and superb bronze drachm (without a letter in front of bust) of Ardashir I Kushanshah (ca.230-250 AD), Kushano-Sassanians (Kushanshahs)
Size: 17mm, 2.6grams, bronze.
Notes: Bust of Ardashir facing right, wearing a long earring, double cornucopea behind bust, without a Brahmi letter in front of bust, Pahlavi legend MaZDISN BaGI ARTaHShaTR RaBI KUShAN spread on the obverse and the reverse / Goddess Anahita half-standing beneath a canopy, holding wreath above altar and a long scepter. Uncertain mint (Harid or Kabul?). Cribb SI 19, #16var. (Bactrian issues); Mitchiner ACW 1264-1265 var.; Gobl Kushan 1028var.
These extremely rare and beautiful coins are rarely offered for sale, I could locate only a single specimen offered for sale in the recent years. This coin is probably one of the nicest coins of this type in existence.
Antonivs Protti
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Ardashir I Kushanshah (ca.230-250 AD), Kushano-Sassanians (Kushanshahs) Very rare and superb bronze drachm (without a letter in front of bust) of Ardashir I Kushanshah (ca.230-250 AD), Kushano-Sassanians (Kushanshahs)
Size: 17mm, 2.6grams, bronze.
Notes: Bust of Ardashir facing right, wearing a long earring, double cornucopea behind bust, without a Brahmi letter in front of bust, Pahlavi legend MaZDISN BaGI ARTaHShaTR RaBI KUShAN spread on the obverse and the reverse / Goddess Anahita half-standing beneath a canopy, holding wreath above altar and a long scepter. Uncertain mint (Harid or Kabul?). Cribb SI 19, #16var. (Bactrian issues); Mitchiner ACW 1264-1265 var.; Gobl Kushan 1028var.
These extremely rare and beautiful coins are rarely offered for sale, I could locate only a single specimen offered for sale in the recent years. This coin is probably one of the nicest coins of this type in existence.
Antonivs Protti
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Bactria, Kushan-Sassanids, Hormizd I, Mitchiner 1269Bactria, Kushan-Sassanids, Hormizd I. Kushanschah, ca, 265-295 AD.
AE 15, 1.87g, 15.32mm, 0°
Mint of Harid (Kabul valley)
obv. Crowned bust r., with lion scalp on head, in upper l. field crescent
rev. Hormizd standing r., holding coronation wreath in r. hand over altar and has raised his left hand in a gesture of greeting to Anahita, who is rising to the left from the throne, coronation wreath in the raised right hand and long scepter in the left (so-called investiture scene).
ref. Carter 10; Cribb 23; Mitchiner ACW 1269; Göbl KM 1044, Zeno #30921
rare, VF, stripped
Jochen
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Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I, ca. 171-145 BC, AR Tetradrachm Diademed bust of a youthful Eukratides right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ EYKPATIΔOY (of King Eukratides) Dioskouroi on horseback charging right, carrying spears and palm branches, PK monogram to lower right.
Bopearachchi Series1B; SNG ANS 9, 431; Mitchiner 168(f); Qunduz 108-114; HGC 12, 130; Sear GCV 7568.
(32 mm, 16.75 g, 12h).
From LWHT Col.; CNG 73, 13 Sep. 2006, 535.
Eukratides I came to power in a revolt against the Euthydemid dynasty commencing around 171 BC and continuing for a decade. He extended his dominion to include all of Baktria and its realms both north and south of the Hindu Kush. Around 145 BC, Eukratides was murdered by his one of his own sons, probably Plato. By this time Baktria was weakened by the protracted struggle for power. The demise of Eukratides provided a catalyst for Scythian nomads to cross the Oxus, eventually to overrun Baktria. The city of Ai Khanoum appears to have been amongst the first to fall to invaders. This is evidenced by the fact that no coins later than those of Eukratides have been found in the excavations at Ai Khanoum. Within a decade Baktria had fragmented, overrun by Scythian nomads from the north, with the possible exception of a small Greek enclave in the eastern foothills of the Hindu Kush and the associated valley passes that led to the south and the Kabul Valley. A small remnant Greek civilization remained for another century to the south of the Hindu Kush before being overrun.
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Baktrian Kingdom, Euthydemos I, ca. 230-200 BC, AR Tetradrachm Diademed youthful head right.
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ EYΘYΔHMOY (of King Euthydemos). Herakles seated left on rocks, holding club set on rocks; monogram lower right field.
Kritt A1; Bopearachchi 5B; SNG ANS 9,125; HGC 12, 40; Mitchiner 85c; Qunduz 10-11.
Mint “A” - Ai Khanoum ca. 230 BC.
(28 mm, 16.38 g, 6h).
CNG eAuction 170, 8 Aug. 2007, 138.
Euthydemos I overthrew Diodotos II around 230 BC. This coin is amongst the first issued by Euthydemos. The inverted die axes convention with which it was struck is a characteristic of Mint “A” (Ai Khanoum) in the preceding Diodotid era. This was changed to parallel die axes convention in the early years of the reign of Euthydemos. Late in Euthydemos reign, Antiochos III the Great, sought to reimpose Seleukid authority over Baktria. Euthydemos withstood a two year siege by Antiochos at the fortress city of Baktra in 208-206 BC at the conclusion of which Antiochos was forced to recognize an independent Baktria. Demetrios, the son of Euthydemos, succeeded the latter around 200 BC and extended the kingdom south into the Kabul Valley and northwest Pakistan. However, the Euthydemid dynasty was destroyed by Eukratides I who progressively deposed the successors of Demetrios I.
The reverse image of a “weary Herakles” on the Euthydemos series of tetradrachms is noteworthy for its antecedents in the Lydian issues of Antiochus II. The ancient historian Polybius noted that Euthydemos came from Magnesia. However, which of three possible cities or regions called Magnesia remains uncertain. Based on the similarity of the reverse image of Euthydemos’ silver coins with those of the Lydian types, it is inferred that he may have come from Magnesia ad Sipylum in Lydia where he could have been exposed to the” weary Herakles” issues prior to his migration to Baktria. Such being the case, Euthydemos could not have been born much later than 270 BC, in which case he would have been in his seventies at the time of his death. The aged portrait on the last of his coinage tends to confirm this inference.n.igma
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Bronze drachm of 'Nezak Malka' (before 711 AD), Kabul Valley and Zabul, HephthalitesAntonivs Protti
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Ghorids of Ghazna, Mohamed Bin Sam1193-1206 AD
AR jital, 15 mm, 3.26 grams, 0 degrees
Bamiyan? mint according to Tye
O: Horseman right, holding standard. Sri Hamirah ("Amir") around
R: Bull standing left, partial Sri Mahamada Sama in Nagari
Ref: Tye 164
Notes: High quality silver coin from the famous Muslim Ghorid conqueror of Delhi - the silver is debased, but excellent quality metal, rare this nice. That note is from the dealer. I would add that I really like the “Indian” bull and horseman jitals. This one feels and looks really nice in-hand. Bamiyan is west of Kabul and south of Balkh. I did a tour in Afghanistan, mostly in Ghazni province.
Ex-Jim Fishman, August 2023Virgil H
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Hephthalites (White Huns), King Napki MalkaHephthalites (White Huns), King Napki Malka. c. 515-560 AD. BI Drachm (3.26 gm) of Kabul. Turkic bust r., in style of Khusru II, with winged bull's headress, legend Napki Malik before / Fire altar in center, two attendants to side, wheel above each. gVF/F. MAC 1507, 1508. c.f. Göbl Hunnen 256 & Dokumente Em. 198 or 205; FPP fig 84, 1 and 5; Mitchiner ACW 1499-1501. See CNG 87 #803. (Consigned for sale, 2021)Anaximander
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HEPHTHALITES - HUNNIC TRIBES, Nezak Huns. “Napki Malka” HEPHTHALITES - HUNNIC TRIBES, Nezak Huns. “Napki Malka” Coinage. Circa 625-711. AR Drachm. Kabul mint, Bust right, wearing winged buffalo’s head crown NAPKI MALKA in Pahlavi / Fire altar with attendants fllanking; wheel symbols in fields above. Göbl, Dokumente Em. 200.dpaul7
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Hephthalites, Nezak Huns, unknown king, Göbl 198AE 27 (drachm), 3.8g
struck in Kapisa, Kabul, AD 515-680(?)
obv. Bust, wearing winged helmet, draped and with ear-rings, bull protoe above
r. NPKI MLKA, l. letter A (all in Pahlevi)
rev. fire-altar, on each side a stylized attendant, sun-wheels above their heads
Göbl 198, Mitchener 1510-12
VF/F+, nice green Patina, perfectly centered
Nezak Melka, the legend on the coin, probably is not the name of a king but a title.Jochen
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Huns, Hephthalites or "White Huns", Napki Malka, (cc. 475-575 A.D.), AR-Drachm, M. 1502, Göbl 198, King left on throne, #1Huns, Hephthalites or "White Huns", Napki Malka, (cc. 475-575 A.D.), AR-Drachm, M. 1502, Göbl 198, King left on throne, #1
avers: Bust of Napki Malka in winged bull's head crown right.
revers: Fire altar flanked by two Hepthalite tankas, sun-wheels above their heads.
exerg: -/-//--, diameter: 28,0mm, weight: 2,66g, axes: 3h,
mint: Huns, Hephthalites, Kabul/Zabul, date: cc. 475-575 A.D., ref: M.1502, Göbl 198,
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"Napki Malka was a Hephthalite king of the 6th-7th century, and possibly the founder of a dynasty bearing the same name. On his coins, his name appears in Pahlavi script as "npky MLK". He was ruling in the area of Kabul , modern Afghanistan." quadrans
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Huns, Nezak Huns, Anonymous II. King, "Nycky MLKA", (cc. 460-560 A.D.), Göbl Hunnen Em. 198, AR-Drachm, Fire altar,Huns, Nezak Huns, Anonymous II. King, "Nycky MLKA", (cc. 460-560 A.D.), Göbl Hunnen Em. 198, AR-Drachm, Fire altar,
avers: Bust of Emperor in winged bull's head crown right.
reverse: Fire altar with ribbons and attendants; solar wheels above attendants.
exergue: -/-//--, diameter: 30,5mm, weight: 3,32g, axes: 3h,
mint: Nezak Hun, Kabul-Zabul mint, date: cc. 460-560 A.D., ref: Göbl Hunnen Em. 198,
Q-001quadrans
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INDIA, Indo-Greek, Menander I, AE Square quadruple unit, c.165-130 BC. Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right.
Reverse: Shield.
Menander was initially a king of Bactria. After conquering the Punjab he established an empire in South Asia stretching from the Kabul River valley in the west to the Ravi River in the east, and from the Swat River valley in the north to Arachosia (the Helmand Province) in the south. Ancient Indian writers indicate that he launched expeditions into Rajasthan and down the Ganges River Valley as far as Pataliputra (Patna). The Greek geographer Strabo wrote that he "conquered more tribes than Alexander the Great."
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India. Sultans of Kabul and Gandahara. Samanta Deva 850 - 970 A.D. Copper Jittal.India. Sultans of Kabul and Gandahara. Samanta Deva 850 - 970 A.D. Copper Jittal. Bull / Horseman.
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Islands off Attica, Aegina Transitional Issue Land Tortoise Islands off Attica, Aegina. Circa 456/45-431 BC. AR Stater 12.40g, 22mm
O: Land tortoise, head in profile, with segmented shell
R: Large square incuse with heavy skew pattern.
- Meadows, Aegina, Group IIIb; Milbank pl. II, 13; HGC 6, 437 var. (head not in profile); SNG Copenhagen 517 var. (same); Dewing 1683 var. (same); Gillet 948 var. (same); Jameson 1200 var. (same); Pozzi 1635 var. (same).
Struck on a broad flan. Very rare with head in profile.
The head of the land tortoise on this massive coinage is typically engraved shown from above, with the tortoise looking forward. Very rarely are they encountered with the head shown in profile. The profile head was canonical on the earlier, sea turtle coinage, thus the land tortoise coins of this variety may represent a short transitional issue at the beginning of this period.
The island of Aegina, about 25 miles southeast of Athens, is a rocky and mountainous outcrop, with limited arable land. Thus from an early period the sea had to serve as the livelihood for the inhabitants. The Aeginetans ranged far and wide over the Mediterranean, becoming exceptional merchants and carriers. In the early 6th century BC. they had a near monopoly on the transshipping of grain out from the Back Sea region to the Peloponnesos. Within fifty years they were holding significant grain concessions at the Egyptian port of Naukratis. During this heyday period the Aeginetans held an enviable reputation as general traders and transporters.
In their travels, the Aeginetan merchants encountered the early forms of money developing in Asia Minor. The concept was obviously seen as advantageous in terms of commerce and trade. Another incentive could very well be that proposed by Kraay, in Archaic and Classical Greek Coins: that the Aeginetans quickly realized that surplus wealth, which their commercial ventures were producing at the time, could also be stored indefinitely in the form of silver coin. And so the island began coining money sometime near the mid-6th century BC. Of thick, chunky fabric for the larger staters, all denominations bear the image of a sea turtle in high relief, with compartmented incuse on the reverse. The choice of turtle (chelones) no doubt alluded to their marine interests. Traditionally these are placed as being the first coins struck in Europe -- and nothing to date has emerged to challenge this view.
The coins of the earliest period, struck up to about 480 BC, are found in hoards of circulated coins dating well into the 4th century BC; this extreme length of use of the coin suggests a remarkable abundance, and thus evidence for a prolific output by her mint. Also, well-worn specimens have been found included among hoard coinage in such diverse spots as Egypt, Tarentum in southern Italy, at Persepolis in Iran, and as far east as Kabul, in Afghanistan. Interestingly, however, in hoards where the dominant coin is that of Aegina, the find spots suggest that her immediate monetary influence was more limited -- the area of the Cyclades islands and Crete was where the bulk of the island's monies were utilized.
Aside from silver and bullion accumulated in trade, Aegina's primary source of silver for her earliest coins seems to have been the mines on the island of Syphnos. Again, hoard evidence suggests how huge the output was for this early trade coin, and likewise indicates that these mines were at the peak of their production in the 6th century. After 480 BC, production of Aegina's "turtles" began decreasing over the next twenty years -- thus either mining activities on Syphnos declined seriously or ceased altogether.
Another hindering factor to the island's coinage during this period would be the rise and dominance of Athens as Mistress of the Aegean. Attic influence went beyond mere commerce, her empire-building included political meddling and the securing of resources. In fact, Athens conquered Aegina in 457 BC and stripped her of her maritime powers. This loss of Aegina's sea-borne livelihood may well have been the reason for the change of design on her coin's obverse. The sea turtle then became a land tortoise, as seen by the pronounced segmented pattern on the creature's shell-covered back. Athens again showed her might by expelling the Aeginetans from their island in 431 BC. It was only after the conclusion of the Peloponnesian War in 404 BC, with Athens' power broken, that the island's inhabitants returned home to resume their activities and their coinage. The final phase of the venerable "turtles" saw them become a reduced coinage, increasingly for local use only. The tortoise motif disappears some time during the 3rd century BC. And by the 2nd century BC, what had been Europe's first and most important precious metal trade coinage was now only small, inconsequential coppers.Nemonater
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Kabul, Local Issues, Shahis of Kabul and Gandhara, Kamaluka “Khudarayaka”Kabul.
Shahis (Shahiyas) of Kabul and Gandhara
Kamaluka “Khudarayaka”.
Circa 895-921 AD
AR Jital, 19mm, 2.97 g, 180°
O: śri khudarayaka in Nagari, recumbent zebu to left with symbol on rump; to left, star above pellet above crescent
R: Horseman right, holding banner; ma in Nagari to left;’adl in Arabic to right.
Ref: Tye 23.
Notes: Toned, areas of flat strike. VF.
EX-CNG eAuction 500 Lot 576, from the Archytas CollectionVirgil H
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Kabul, Local Issues, Shahis of Kabul and Gandhara, Spalapati DevaKabul
Shahis of Kabul and Gandhara
Spalapati Deva
750 - 850 AD
AR Jital, 20mm, 3.42 g, 180°
O: recumbent zebu left with trident on rump; odd jhul on zebu, legend above
R: King on horse holding lance/banner right. To right, crude cursive legend
Notes: Flat strike. VF. Scarce
Ref: MacDowell 7
Ex-Marc Breitsprecher, ex Bill Spengler collection, with his tag from 1960's.Virgil H
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Nezak Huns, AE Drachm, 600-700 AD, Kabul mintHUNNIC TRIBES, Nezak Huns. Anonymous Group I (Npki Mlka).
Circa 600-700 AD.
Æ Drachm. (27mm, 3.39 g, 4h)
Kabul mint.
'NPKY MLK' in Pahlavi, bust right with winged bull's head crown; 'A' in Pahlavi behind
Fire altar with attendants; wheel symbols in fields above, control marks in outer fields
Göbl, Dokumente Em. 198/34; cf. MACW 1510Ardatirion
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Nezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR DrachmNezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR Drachm (MACW-1528,1529)
Gandharan series with Brahmi legends
Obv: Bare headed bust right of Hephthalite "Napki" type; Tamgha behind bust; Brahmi legend - Sri SaHi. The crown is of the trident-type.
Rev: Normal fire altar and attendants designQuant.Geek
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Nezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR DrachmNezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR Drachm (MACW-1523)
Gandharan series with contracted Pehlvi legends
Obv: Bare headed bust right of Hephthalite "Napki" type; Tamgha behind bust; Pehlvi legend contracted from Napki Malka. Legend now looks like a 'fish'. The crown is of the trident-type.
Rev: Normal fire altar and attendants designQuant.Geek
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Nezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR DrachmNezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR Drachm (MACW-1528,1539)
Gandharan series with Brahmi legends
Obv: Bare headed bust right of Hephthalite "Napki" type; Tamgha behind bust; Brahmi legend - Sri SaHi. The crown is of the trident-type.
Rev: Normal fire altar and attendants designQuant.Geek
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Nezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR DrachmNezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR Drachm (MACW 1491-1494)
Bactrian series with cursive Greek legends.
Obv: Bare headed bust right of Hephthalite "Napki" type; Tamgha behind bust; Cursive Greek Legend: SRIO ShAHO
The crown is of the trident-type.
Rev: Normal fire altar and attendants designQuant.Geek
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Nezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR Drachm Bactrian series with cursive Greek legends.
Obv: Bare headed bust right of Hephthalite "Napki" type; Tamgha behind bust; Cursive Greek Legend: σριο ϸανιο (SRIO ShAHO; The crown is of the trident-type.
Rev: Normal fire altar and attendants design Quant.Geek
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Nezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR DrachmNezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (475-576) AR Drachm (MACW-1535)
Gandharan series with Brahmi legends
Obv: Bare headed bust right of Hephthalite "Napki" type; Tamgha behind bust; Brahmi legend - Sri SaHi. The crown is of the trident-type; banner to right
Rev: Normal fire altar and attendants designQuant.Geek
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Nezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (630-711) AR DrachmNezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (630-711) AR Drachm (MACW-1510)
Obv: Bust of "Napki" type with winged headress surmounted by a Bull's head. Control marks behind head. Pehlvi legend - "NAPKI MaLKa"
Rev: Normal fire altar and attendants design. Control marks behind each attendant· Quant.Geek
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PARTHIA/PERSIA, Nezak Huns - AR drachmNezak Huns. Spalapati Deva. Ca. 750-850. AR drachm. Kabul. Bull left; Sri Spalapati Deva in Sarada script / Horseman right. Tye 4 var.
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PARTHIA/PERSIA, Nezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (630-711) AR DrachmNezak Kings of Kabul: Napki Malka (630-711) AR Drachm (MACW-1510)
Obv: Bust of "Napki" type with winged headress surmounted by a Bull's head. Control marks behind head. Pehlvi legend - "NAPKI MaLKa"
Rev: Normal fire altar and attendants design. Control marks behind each attendant· Quant.Geek
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Reino Shahi de Kabul y GandharaEste tipo de monedas es muy común, las acuñaciones del "vaca-caballero" pervivieron durante muchas décadas (alrededor de 4 siglos) en la zona del actual Afganistán, Pakistán y norte de la India. Se conocen también con el nombre de jittal o jital, y se cree que Samanta Deva fue un título, más que el nombre de un gobernante en concreto.
El reino Shahi fue establecido a principios del siglo IX en Kabul por Lagaturman, un ministro brahman de origen turco. La expansión islámica de finales del siglo IX obligó a los shahi a buscar refugio al sur, estableciendo su nueva capital en Ohind, en donde el reino pervivió, aunque con enfrentamientos con el reino vecino de Cachemira, hasta la derrota definitiva a principios del siglo XI, ante los ghaznávidas de Mahmud de Ghazni.
AR Dracma ó Jital 18 mm 3.2 gr.
Anv: Jinete estilizado, portando lanza y montando hacia derecha. Leyenda "bhi"? en nagari.
Rev: leyenda "Sri Samanta Deva" en nagari. Toro jorobado (Zebú) estilizado con el nombre Brahmi recostado hacia izquierda.
Acuñada: 850 - 970 D.C.
Ceca: Acuñada por pueblos hindu-budistas (turcos o hunos heptalitas), en el antiguo reino Shahi de los valles de Kabul y Gandhara.
Referencias: Robert Tye, JITALS, Isle of South Uist 1995, Tipos 15 a 18 - Mitchiner ACW 1585-1588
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SACRED COW! Horseman right, holding banner; Nagari Bhi in the upper left, Adl (?) in Arabic in the upper right / śri samanta deva in Nagari, recumbent zebu bull to left with symbol on rump; to left, star above pellet above crescent. Uncertain mint in (Kabul or Ohind?). 19mm, 2.98 grams. Tye #21. SKU 42564
Samanta Deva just meant "The Feudatory Chief" - it was the title assumed by the Kabul Shahi and their Islamic successors, and was probably not a personal name. Hundreds of types of jitals inscribed "Samanta Deva" (in imitation of this type) were struck by numerous dynasties in the later period. The Kabul Shahi dynasties also called Shahiya ruled the Kabul Valley (in eastern Afghanistan) and the old province of Gandhara (northern Pakistan) during the Classical Period of India, from the decline of the Kushan Empire in the 3rd century to the early 9th century. They are split into two eras the Buddhist-Shahis and the later Hindu-Shahis with the change-over occurring around 870. These coins are of full size and weight, but were probably not minted by Samanta Deva but can be considered anonymous issues of his successors
800-1026 AFGHANISTAN SILVER DRACHM _2600Antonivs Protti
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SAFFARIDS - Shahis of Kabul and GandharaSAFFARIDS - Ya`qub b. al-Layth, 247-265 - BI dramma, bull & horseman type . Islamic Shahi coin. Adil inscribed to the right of the horseman.
Rev.: Khudarayaka c. AD 870-875. No mint, but Kabul mint is suggested.
Ref.: Tye#23. 19-March-08 7:27pm
Tye writes: Those (coins) which bear the inscription "Sri Khudarayaka" have plausibly been attributed to a governor of Kabul, installed by the Sultan of Sistan, Yaqub b Laith, after his defeat of the Shahis around 870 AD. Some confirmation of this is found in the brief Arabic inscription on the reverse of one type, and also in a lowering of the weight standard to around the 2.9 gram dirhem standard..." The addition Adil makes it a Muslim issue. dpaul7
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Samanta Deva (800 - 1000 A.D.)India, Medieval Shahis
AR Jital
O: Recumbent zebu left; star, pellet, and upside-down crescent to left.
R: Horseman right, holding banner.
Kabul Mint
3.3g
18mm
Tye 14Mat
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Sasanian Empire: Shahpur II, 309 - 379 ADAR dr., 4,19gr., 22mm;
Göbl Ia/6a, Sunrise 847;
mint: IX (Kabul), axis: 15h;
obv.: bust, right, w/mural crown and korymbos; bow and ribbon in back of head, large undulated bunch of hair in back of neck; earring, necklace; 2 horizontal lines across throat; long Pahlavi legend inside right of complete dotted border, short legend left;
rev.: fire altar topped by bust, right; ribbons to left and right of altar base; altar flanked by 2 attendants w/crowns, ribbons, and scepters (?);
ex: Triskeles Auction 9, #64.Schatz
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Shahi Bull and HorsemanShahi Kings of Kabul & Gandhara, Silver drachm, 800 - 880 AD, 3.04g, 18mm, Mitchiner 1576 - 1579 (or similar), Tye 6 or similar
OBV: Horseman riding right holding banner
REV: SRI SPALAPATI DEVA, in Brahmi script above bull Nandi, resting left
EX: Forvm Ancient coins
SRukke
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Shahi Kings of Kabul and Ghandara: Sri Samanta Deva (ca. 850-1000 CE) AE JitalObv: Elephant advancing left; श्री समानता देवा (Sri Samanta Deva) above
Rev: Lion standing right with jaws open and paw raisedQuant.Geek
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Shahi Kings of Kabul and Ghandara: Sri Samanta Deva (ca. 850-1000 CE) AR Jital (Deyell-45, Tye-14, MACW-1586, Album-A1402)Obv: Horseman riding right holding banner; Bhi ashara above left, Unknown symbol above right, degraded cursive title in front
Rev: Nandi recumbent left, Tamgha on hindquarters; श्री समानता देवा (Sri Samanta Deva in Nagari script) above
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Shahi Kings of Kabul and Ghandara: Sri Spalapati Deva (750-900 CE) AR Jital (Tye-3; Deyell-17)Obv: Bull Nandi recumbent left, wearing plain jhula (saddlecloth), trisula (trident) tamgha on hindquarters, श्री स्पलापति देवा (Sri Spalapati Deva) in Nagari script above
Rev: Horseman riding right holding banner, flowing to left, Bactrian legend in arc in front (sri spalabad or sbolobodi) per Deyell, or corrupt Brahmi (shahi deva) per Tye.
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Shahi Kings of Kabul and Ghandara: Sri Spalapati Deva (ca. 750-900 CE) AR Jital (Tye-6; Deyell-25)Obv: Bull Nandi recumbent left, wearing plain jhula (saddlecloth), trisula (trident) tamgha on hindquarters, श्री स्पलापति देवा (Sri Spalapati Deva) in Nagari script above
Rev: Horseman riding right holding banner, "ka" akshara left, corrupt symbols rightQuant.Geek
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Sri Samanta Deva Shahi Kings of Kabul and Ghandara AR JitalSri Samanta Deva Shahi Kings of Kabul and Ghandara AR Jital, Kabul mint, 850-970 AD, 3.3g, 17mm
Obverse: Sri Samanta Deva "Honorable Chief Commander" in Sarada script. Bull Nandi recumbent left, Tamgha on hindquarters.
Reverse: Horseman riding right holding banner.
Reference: Tye #21
Gil-galad
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Sri Vakka Deva Copper Unit, c.870-1008 AD, Shahi State, KabulObv. Elephant walking left, inscription above
Rev. Lion seated right with paw raised
Special thanks to Steve E for character identificationSkyler
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T 014, Shahi, Sri Samanta Devaश्री समंत दव , Sri Samanta Deva,(feudatory chief) over bull
Horseman right
Kabulcrawforde
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T 014.001श्री समंत दव , Sri Samanta Deva,(feudatory chief) over bull
Horseman right
Kabul
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Tye 14.1, Deyell 45Shahis (ca. 850-1,000 A.D.). AR jital, possibly Ohind mint, average silver content ca. 69%, average weight 3.3 g., 18 mm.
Obv: Recumbent bull facing left, trishula on its rump, Sri Samanta Deva, in Nagari script, above.
Rev: Horseman bearing lance facing right, Bhi above to left and Ma [?] above to right, both in Nagari script.
Tye rarity rating Abundant.
The history of the Shahi dynasties is almost unknown. The Hindu Shahi dynasty succeeded an earlier Buddhist Shahi dynasty, and was founded in 870 A.D. by Kallar, a Brahmin vazir to the last Buddhist king. The kingdom included portions of Kabulistan (the eastern territories of Greater Khorasan centered around Kabul, now in Afghanistan) and the old province of Gandhara (now in northern Pakistan), with capitals at Kabul and Ohind (in Gandhara). They lost Kabul to the Saminids around 988 A.D. and lost Ohind to Mahmud of Ghazni around 988 A.D. The coins bearing the legend Sri Samanta Deva (= Lord Feudatory Chief) were issued further east and later (albeit, with overlap) than those bearing the legend Sri Spalapati Deva (= Lord Commander of the Army).Stkp
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Tye 21.2, Deyell 52Shahis [?] (ca. 900-1,200 A.D.). AR jital, possibly minted unofficially, north of the Shahi realm, 18 mm.
Obv: Recumbent bull facing left, trishula on its rump, Sri Samanta Devah followed by two vertical pellets, in Nagari script, above.
Rev: Horseman bearing lance facing right, Bhi above to left and Ma [?] above to right, both in Nagari script.
Tye rarity rating Scarce.
The history of the Shahi dynasties is almost unknown. The Hindu Shahi dynasty succeeded an earlier Buddhist Shahi dynasty, and was founded in 870 A.D. by Kallar, a Brahmin vazir to the last Buddhist king. The kingdom included portions of Kabulistan (the eastern territories of Greater Khorasan centered around Kabul, now in Afghanistan) and the old province of Gandhara (now in northern Pakistan), with capitals at Kabul and Ohind (in Gandhara). They lost Kabul to the Saminids around 988 A.D. and lost Ohind to Mahmud of Ghazni around 988 A.D. The coins bearing the legend Sri Samanta Deva (= Lord Feudatory Chief) were issued further east and later (albeit, with overlap) than those bearing the legend Sri Spalapati Deva (= Lord Commander of the Army).Stkp
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Tye 5, Deyell 24, MacDowall Issue VI, plate XVII, 14.Shahis (ca. 750-900 A.D.). AR jital (average silver content 69%), Kabul mint; 3.16 g. (average weight 3.3 g.), 17.76 mm.max., 270◦.
Obv: Recumbent bull facing left, trishula on its rump, Sri Spalapati Deva, in Nagari/Sarada script, above.
Rev: Horseman bearing lance facing right, A above to left and Ma [?] above to right, both in Nagari/Sarada script.
Tye rarity rating Common.
The history of the Shahi dynasties is almost unknown. The Hindu Shahi dynasty succeeded an earlier Buddhist Shahi dynasty, and was founded in 870 A.D. by Kallar, a Brahmin vazir to the last Buddhist king. The kingdom included portions of Kabulistan (the eastern territories of Greater Khorasan centered around Kabul, now in Afghanistan) and the old province of Gandhara (now in northern Pakistan), with capitals at Kabul and Ohind (in Gandhara). They lost Kabul to the Saminids around 988 A.D. and lost Ohind to Mahmud of Ghazni around 988 A.D. The coins bearing the legend Sri Samanta Deva (= Lord Feudatory Chief) were issued further east and later (albeit, with overlap) than those bearing the legend Sri Spalapati Deva (= Lord Commander of the Army).Stkp
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Tye 6.1, Deyell 25+, MacDowall Issue VI, plate XVII, 13.Shahis (ca. 750-900 A.D.). AR jital (average silver content 69%), Kabul mint; 3.16 g. (average weight 3.3 g.), 18.42 mm.max., 180◦.
Obv: Recumbent bull facing left, trishula on its rump, Sri Spalapati Deva, in Nagari/Sarada script, above.
Rev: Horseman bearing lance facing right, Ka above to left and Ma [?] above to right, both in Nagari/Sarada script.
Tye rarity rating Common.
The history of the Shahi dynasties is almost unknown. The Hindu Shahi dynasty succeeded an earlier Buddhist Shahi dynasty, and was founded in 870 A.D. by Kallar, a Brahmin vazir to the last Buddhist king. The kingdom included portions of Kabulistan (the eastern territories of Greater Khorasan centered around Kabul, now in Afghanistan) and the old province of Gandhara (now in northern Pakistan), with capitals at Kabul and Ohind (in Gandhara). They lost Kabul to the Saminids around 988 A.D. and lost Ohind to Mahmud of Ghazni around 988 A.D. The coins bearing the legend Sri Samanta Deva (= Lord Feudatory Chief) were issued further east and later (albeit, with overlap) than those bearing the legend Sri Spalapati Deva (= Lord Commander of the Army).Stkp
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