Unknown Indian Coin #11

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Hello all,

 

Should be part of the last of the Indian coins that need identifying though this will be a tough one but I think it is doable. 

This is a copper/bronze coin that is between 13.5mm and 14mm in diameter and between 3mm and 4mm in thickness. 

Hope this is possible and thanks again!

Hello all, bumping up this post in the hopes it'll get solved.

Hello all, 

 

Bumping this up once again in the hopes that it will get solved.

 

Thanks!

This coin is a worn and off-center (on the bull side) example of the famous “bull & horseman” billon jital from northern historical India (including parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan). Millions of these were made, generally between 900-1300 AD (most from 1200-1300), by numerous rulers, in dozens of varieties. Sometimes it can be difficult to determine the variety, but maybe some of our members can help, and with the coin in hand you may be able to find a match in one of the references. 

 

On your coin, if you turn the first photo about 120 degrees clockwise, you will see the bull's head and horns at the bottom. You do have some clear writing above the bull's head which could aid in more specific identification.  On the second photo if you turn it about 90 degrees clockwise you can see the horse's head on the right. 

 

Here are a few good sources of information. 

 
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/bh.html
 
https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=267786
 
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?mode=simplifie&p=1&l=&r=bull+horseman+jital&e=&d=&ru=&i=&ca=3&no=&se=&v=&m=&a=&t=&dg=&w=&u=&f=&g=&c=&wi=&sw=&tb=y&tc=y&tn=y&tp=y&tt=y&cat=y&ct=coin

 
Robert Tye’s book Jitals is also a great resource. The illustration pages are available as a free .pdf download (with registration) from https://www.academia.edu/356700/Jitals

 

To get faster and better results from ID requests in the future it is desirable to include a weight to the nearest tenth of a gram. Small digital scales are very inexpensive these days 😀
 

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