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Details
LOT 3500
India. Kabul Shahi Dynasties, Samanta Deva AR Jital. AD 850-1000. Gandhāra-Ohind mint. Bull and Horseman type.
Horseman to right, holding banner; 'bhi' in Nagari to left; symbol to right / 'śri samanta deva' in Nagari, recumbent zebu to left, Jhula (saddle cloth) with trishula (sacred trident) on rump; to left, star above pellet above crescent. Tye 14. Good Very Fine.(3.11gr, 18mm, 11h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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