in the local market here I am seeing a lot of these lead coins which seem to have a bull on one side and some corrupted legend on the obverse. One person claimed that it reads "Al Sultan azam Abu al Malik khusru" thus making them belong to Khusrau Malik, the last ghaznavid king. There is no mention of the ghaznavids having lead coinage. any help? I am tempted to buy a small hoard of these but I want to be sure. Is there a possibility that these are totally new coins?
So the guy who claimed the ID gave this link as his source. though this coin is copper. https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=65658
Bob Reis, who furnished the Zeno photo, is a well-known coin dealer. Anythinganywhere is his website, you can try and contact him.
Here's a resource I found on the Ghaznavid coinage. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/ghaznavid_dynasty-1.html No mention of lead, everything seems to be billon or copper in the lower value denominations. Hope this helps Muhammad.
ok, bob replied. The attribution is correct. Khusru Malik, Kurraman mint, Tye’s Jitals book #117.4 Bought the hoard. lol
