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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
IOLC.6824
Description
Copper alloy coin.
(whole)
Horseman to right.
(obverse)
Bull seated to left.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Delhi Sultanate
India: Delhi Sultanate
Authority
Ruler:
Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad ibn Sam
(Ghurid supreme sultan AH 599-602/1203-1206)
Cultures/periods
Ghurid dynasty
Production date
1173-1206
(AH 569-602, ruled)
Production place
Minted in:
Delhi (city)
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Charles Masson
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Begram
(?)
Materials
silver alloy
Dimensions
Diameter:
12 millimetres
Weight:
3.52 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Wilson 1841, p.434, includes this coin type among those 'chiefly from a large number in the Masson collection, of which many were found at Beghram. Some [of those illustrated] are from an extensive collection made by Mr. [Edward] Thomas {q.v.] chiefly at Saharanpur and Karnaul [in Uttar Pradesh]'.
Bibliographic references
Wilson 1841 / Ariana Antiqua. A Descriptive Account of the Antiquities and Coins of Afghanistan
(p.432, nos.1-4, 6, 10-11, Coins pl.XIX.24-7, 31, 35-6.)
Tye 1995 / Jitals. A Catalogue and Account of the Coin Denomination of Daily Use in Medieval Afghanistan and North West India.
(pp.119, 169, type 185.)
Goron & Goenka 2001 / The Coins of the Indian Sultanates, Covering the Area of Present-Day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
(p.17, type D10.)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
equestrian
animal
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad ibn Sam
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
IOLC.6824