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LOT 4258
India. Kabul Shahi Dynasties, Samanta Deva AR Jital. AD 850-1000. Gandhāra-Ohind mint. Bull and Horseman type.
श्री सामन्त देव, bull sitting to left; circular pellet on hump; Jhula (saddle cloth) with trishula (sacred trident) on rump; star before / दी, horseman to right holding banner; Nagari "Di" above. Cf. Tye 14.1. Very Fine.(3.25gr, 19mm, 4h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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