After seeing Doug post his many times, I have wanted one of these types for awhile. Late in January one surfaced that screamed at me. I liked how both of the main figures were well centered, usually one or the other is missing some portion. 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 14
Very nice. It is hard to find these with all details on flan or good metal or no wear but I've not seen one with all three. Your bull is exceptionally strong.
that's a very nice one mat, i was also waiting until i could get one that was well centered went for one.
Good to see one more collector daring to take the step Eastwards ! Here a somewhat later B&H, of the last of the Khwarezm Shahs, Mangubarni:
Sweet => great new addition, Mat (and others) ... sadly, I don't have one of these cool examples, yet (a bull and a horse ... very cool)
I admit having a preference for the early ones but there are some intereting variations as the series worked its way to the end. Some of these had dies larger than the flans to the point that you need several coins to see the design. The image is from my BH page which is a fine example of someone writing from ignorance. I hope I got a percentage of the ID's right. For those who want just one Bull, I suppose the OP Samanta Deva is the one to get and they are common enough you can wait for a nice one. Many of the later ones I have were selected because I thought I might be able to ID them when they turned up in junk boxes.
Thanks for the comments, everyone. I just wanted 1 example. I dont have any intentions of focusing on these. Looks overwhelming itself .
