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Message:: [QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4948437, member: 96898"]Nice coins and welcome to CT Ancients! I don't specialize in ancient India, but I sometimes dabble in this field. Concerning the punchmarked coins you've shown, all necessary information to correctly identify them has been given above. Punchmarked karshapanas are readily available and usually not expensive. [ATTACH=full]1189413[/ATTACH] Mauryan Empire, time of Asóka, AR karshapana, ca. 272–232 BC, unknown mint. Obv: five punchmarks: sun, six-armed symbol, plant, three ovals, stag with branch. Rev: two punchmarks: peacock and counterstamp. 12–19mm, 3.34g. Ref: Hardaker/Gupta 510. [ATTACH=full]1189414[/ATTACH] Mauryan Empire, time of Kunala (?), AR karshapana, ca. 232–224 BC, unknown mint. Obv: five punchmarks: sun, six-armed symbol, hill, hill with animal on top, geometric punch. Rev: two punchmarks: hill with animal on top and counterstamp. 13–18mm, 3.32g. Ref: Mitchiner 4182–4184; Hardaker/Gupta 568–570. The third coin you've shown is a relatively early jital. Our esteemed member [USER=93416]@EWC3[/USER] has written the standard catalogue on these and was so generous to upload the section necessary for basic attribution <a href="https://www.academia.edu/356700/Jitals" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/356700/Jitals" rel="nofollow">here</a>, and our equally esteemed member [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] has a <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/bh.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/bh.html" rel="nofollow">webpage</a> with a lot of useful information on the bull and horseman jitals. Coins based on this design were struck for several hundred years by different authorities. This makes them an attractive collecting field for anyone interested in Indian and Central Asian medieval coinage. Here are some examples from my collection: [ATTACH=full]1189416[/ATTACH] Hindu Shahi, under "Samanta Deva" (title), AR jital, ca. 850–1000 AD, Kabul Valley and Northwestern India. Obv: stylized horseman r., "bhi" and symbol in fields. Rev; "Sri Samanata Deva" in Nagari; stylized bull l. 17.7mm, 3.11g. Ref: Tye 14 (?). [ATTACH=full]1189417[/ATTACH] Hindu Shahi, under "Samanta Deva" (title), AE jital, ca. 850–1000 AD, Ohind mint (?). Obv: Elephant advancing l.; Nagari legend “Sri Samanta Deva” above. Rev: Lion standing r. with jaws open and paw raised. 16mm, 1.64g. Ref: Tye 19. [ATTACH=full]1189421[/ATTACH] Tomara Dynasty, Mahipala, AE Jital, later 12th century AD (?). Obv: stylized bull l.; Nagari legend “Sri Mahipala” above. Rev: stylized horseman r. 14mm, 3.15g. Ref: Tye 39; Deyell: Living without Silver (1990), no. 232; Roy: Coinage of Northern India (1980), S. 93–95. [ATTACH=full]1189415[/ATTACH] Chauhan of Delhi, Prithviraja III., BI Jital, c. 1191–1192 AD. Obv: stylized bull l.; Nagari legend “Sri Samanta Deva” around. Rev: stylized horseman r.; Nagari legend “Sri Prithvi Raja Deva” around. 15mm, 3.39g. Ref: Tye 52. [ATTACH=full]1189420[/ATTACH] Ghurid Sultanate, under Taj al-Din Yildiz, AR jital, 1206–1215, Lahore mint. Obv: "Sri Hamirah" in Nagari script, stylized horseman right. Rev: Arabic regent's name in four lines: al-sultan/ al mu'azzam/ abu'l fath yildiz/ al-sultan. 14 mm, 3.47g. Ref: Tye 201.1; Album 1797. [ATTACH=full]1189418[/ATTACH] Khwarezmian Empire, under Ala ad-Din Muhammad II, AE large jital, 1200–1220 AD, Qunduz mint. Obv: bull l.; legend around: "abu'l fath / muhammed bin / al-sultan"; circular marginal legend (mint and date) is completely off-flan Rev: horseman holding spear l.; legend around and in margins: "as-sultan al-azam ala al-dunya wa ud-din," mostly off-flan. 23mm, 4.84g. Ref: Tye 243; Album 1740. [ATTACH=full]1189419[/ATTACH] Delhi Sultanate, under Shams ud-Din Iltutmish, BI Jital, 1211–1236 AD, Multan mint. Obv: stylized horseman r. Rev: “Shams al-dunya wa al-din abu al-muzaffar iltutmish al-sultan”. 13.4mm, 3.04g. Ref: Tye 378; GG D61. Your three last coins were all struck by the Western Satraps. You'll be able to identify the rulers using the link [USER=102653]@TuckHard[/USER] posted above. [ATTACH=full]1189423[/ATTACH] Bhartrdāman, Western Satraps, AR drachm, issued 288-295 AD. Obv: Head of king right, Saka era date behind : 21[...]. Rev: Brahmi legend "rajno mahakshatrapasa rudrasenaputrasa rajno mahakshatrapasa bhartrdamnah;" chaitya (3-arched hill), river below, crescent moon and sun above.  14mm, 1.96g. Ref: BMC 678. Ex AMCC 2, lot 548 (their picture).[/QUOTE]

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