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Numismatic and History Discussion Forums => Other Types of Ancient Coins Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Virgil H on September 22, 2021, 05:18:46 pm

Title: Kabul AR Jital Kamaluka “Khudarayaka” Shahis
Post by: Virgil H on September 22, 2021, 05:18:46 pm

Just won this one and am excited. Totally outside my area of collecting, except it falls into the fact I have very wide interests. I did a tour in Afghanistan and watching the botched withdrawal has triggered a lot of memories and emotions. It was where I bought my first tourist fake ancient coin that the fine folks in the Forum here explained was a cast tourist fake. Who knew there would be tourist fakes in a war zone. As an aside, I bought my first real ancient coins here at Forum. This medieval coin from Kabul and a beautiful coin on top of that. I had to have it, the ultimate impulse buy.

LOCAL ISSUES, Kabul. Shahis (Shahiyas). Kamaluka “Khudarayaka”. Circa 895-921. AR Jital (19mm, 2.97 g, 6h). śri khudarayaka in Nagari, recumbent zebu to left with symbol on rump; to left, star above pellet above crescent / Horseman right, holding banner; ma in Nagari to left; ’adl in Arabic to right. Tye 23. Toned, areas of flat strike. VF. From the Archytas Collection.

Anyway, just wanted to share this.

Virgil

Title: Re: Kabul AR Jital Kamaluka “Khudarayaka” Shahis
Post by: Tracy Aiello on September 22, 2021, 10:24:42 pm

Magnificent coin Virgil.

Tracy

Title: Re: Kabul AR Jital Kamaluka “Khudarayaka” Shahis
Post by: Virgil H on September 22, 2021, 10:41:29 pm

Thank you, Tracy.

Virgil

Title: Re: Kabul AR Jital Kamaluka “Khudarayaka” Shahis
Post by: Stkp on September 25, 2021, 01:15:15 pm

I responded to your other post regarding the Ghaznavids before I noticed this post. Nice coin, Virgil. Stkp

Title: Re: Kabul AR Jital Kamaluka “Khudarayaka” Shahis
Post by: Virgil H on September 25, 2021, 04:12:53 pm

Thank you. I love the design of both sides.

Regards,
Virgil