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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 1772746, member: 44140&quot;]<font face="andale mono">I selected this piece for my hoard of inexpensive Indian coins...</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b><font size="3"><font face="andale mono">I absolutely love the fabric and shape of the coin. Who could resist a wonderful lion and on a coin?</font></font></b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="andale mono"><span style="color: #000000">India, Jammu mint</span></font></p><p><font face="andale mono"><span style="color: #000000">Chauhans of Ranastambhapura </span></font></p><p><font face="andale mono">Jaitra Simha</font></p><p><font face="andale mono"><span style="color: #000000">AR Drachm struck c.1275 AD</span></font></p><p><font face="andale mono"><span style="color: #000000">13.7 mm x 4.47 g</span></font></p><p><font face="andale mono"><span style="color: #000000">Obv. Lion standing left within double dot border.</span></font></p><p><font face="andale mono"><span style="color: #000000">Rev.</span><span style="color: #000000">Within circle of dots, three line Devanagari legend- JAI/TA SI DE/VA sun and moon flanking the letter on the third line.</span></font></p><p><font face="andale mono"><span style="color: #000000">ref: Deyell 366</span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="andale mono">** &quot;<span style="color: #000000">This type has been incorrectly attributed by Mitchiner to the Pallava king Narasimha (see MNI 696).</span><span style="color: #000000"> &quot;</span></font></p><p><font face="andale mono">Some background from the seller&#039;s listing...</font></p><p><font face="andale mono"><span style="color: #000000">&quot;According to the Rajput bards, Chauhan is one of the four Agnikula or &#039;fire sprung&#039; clans, deriving their origin from a sacrificial fire-pit (agnikunda) at Mount Abu to fight against the Asuras or demons. Chauhan is also one of the 36 ruling races of the Rajputs. Agnikula origin was perpetuated by later manuscripts of Raso from the 16th century onwards. James tod was of the view that Chauhans were the most valiant of the Agnikulas. According a number of scholars Chauhans were originally Gurjaras and Chauhan was prominent clan of the Gujjars (or Gurjars).&quot;</span></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]282202[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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