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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;THCoins, post: 8317766, member: 57364&quot;]Style and some basic knowledge of the script allows for a bit more specific attribution fortunately.</p><p>The right and middle of the lower row are &quot;generic&quot;&nbsp; Samanta Deva bull and horseman types. These bear the general title of the &quot;lord commander&quot; and can not be pinpointed to a specific ruler. These were likely minted in the Punjab somewhere in the 11th/12th century AD. For reference: Tye#33.</p><p>The three on the top row are similar and later. The style of the bull and horseman are typical for the later &quot;Nandana&quot; style. That&#039;s the town that is generally considered to have been the minting place for these. Coins were minted there under the name of different rulers, of different dynasties. Especially clear on the middle coin there is a specific character in Nagari/Sharada script above the bull. That&#039;s a &quot;Ku&quot;. The only candidate for the legend text with this becomes &quot;Sri Hasana Kuralaka&quot;. That&#039;s the Nagari form of the Arab name &quot;Saif al-Din al-Hasan Qarlugh&quot;. He was one of the rulers of the Quarlughids (1224-1249AD). The Quarlughids ruled a territory, currently largely in Pakistan, in the interlude between the rule by the Delhi Sultans and the Mongol invasion of the region. For reference: Tye#346.</p><p>I wrote a small piece on the Nandana type Jitals here:</p><p><a href="http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,31909.0.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,31909.0.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,31909.0.html</a></p><p>That leaves the lower left one. Although parts of the legend are visible i can not pinpoint this one to a specific ruler. Elements of the legends of the coins of multiple Delhi Rajas seem present. Style is compatible with this period (ca 1120-1192 AD) or slightly later, likely minted in the regions west of Delhi.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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