I can't believe I won it for as little as I did at GC. I often at the end of the world coin auctions look at things with low bids and put one in. The photos were terrible and I was hoping the coin would look better in hand, which it absolutely does. For $12 it was a steal!
For everyone that has posted a coin in this thread, thank you. I recently purchased a lot with several silver rupees. I don’t have the coins yet, but I’ve identified several using this thread. I can identify a good number of rupees, but it’s nice to have a “catalog” to go through for quick matches.
Local Issues, Kabul, Shahis (Shahiyas), Samanta Deva, circa 850-1000, AE Jital (18mm, 1.82g), Ohind mint? Obv: SRI SAMANTA DEVA ('Lord Samanta Deva' in Nagari) Elephant advancing left. Rev: Lion standing right with open jaws and a diamond symbol on his rump, raising his right paw; above, pelleted star. Ref: Tye 19
Islamic, Iran, the early period, Ghaznavid, Mas'ud I, 1030-1041, BI dirham (3.3g), bull & horseman type Obv: Sri Samanta Deva in Brahmi above the bull Rev: Mas'ud in Arabic above the horse's head, with the Arabic word majd below his name, struck at Lahore Ref: A-1623