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Kangra Rajas


'Chandradeva Kapa' (?) (circa 1215 AD)
AE Jital
Mitchiner NIS ?, Tye #64
13 mm.
3.20 gm.
Die position=12h (?)
Obverse: Stylized winged horse (?).
Reverse: Stylized bull; Nagari legend. Specimen number 182 from excavation in Badla (1881).

Sultanate of Delhi


Ghiyath al-Din Balban (1265 - 1287 AD)
Billon 2 Gani
Mitchiner WOI 2526
15 mm.
3.48 gm.
Die position=5h
Obverse: Arabic legend surrounded by Nagari legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.


'Ala' ud-Din Mohammed Shah II (1296 - 1316 AD)
Billon 2 Gani
Mitchiner WOI 2569
15 mm.
3.53 gm.
Die position=6h
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.


'Ala' ud-Din Mohammed Shah II (1296 - 1316 AD)
AR Tanka AH 704 (1304 /1305 AD)
Mitchiner WOI 2547
27 mm.
10.85 gm.
Die position=10h
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.


Qutb ud-Din Mubarak (1316 - 1320 AD)
Billon 8 Gani AH 719 (1319/1320 AD)
Mitchiner WOI ?
15 x 15 mm.
3.60 gm.
Die position=2h
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.


Sultans of Delhi, The Khaljis
'Ala al din Mohammed II (695 - 715 AH [1296 - 1316 AD])
Billon Jital
Mitchiner WOI 2569
16 x 15 mm.
3.43 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse:
Reverse:


Sultans of Delhi, The Tughluqs
Ghiyath al din Tughluq I (720 - 725 AH [1320 - 1325 AD])
Billon Jital
Mitchiner WOI 2583 - 2584
14 x 15 mm.
3.38 gm.
Die position=4h
Obverse:
Reverse:


Ghiyath al-Din Tughlug I (1320 - 1325 AD)
AE Jital
Mitchiner WOI 2583v.
14 mm.
3.54 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:


Ghiyath al-Din Tughlug I (1320 - 1325 AD)
AE Jital
Mitchiner WOI 2583v.
14 mm.
3.66 gm.
Die position=4h
Obverse:
Reverse:


Mohammed III ibn Tughluq (1325 - 1351 AD)
AE Tanka / Token Currency (1329 AD)
Mitchiner WOI ?
21 mm.
9.07 gm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Persian legend.


Ghiyath al-Din Mohammad III ibn (1329 AD)
AE Tanka
Mitchiner NIS 1255; Mitchiner WOI 2596-2599
20 mm.
9.03 gm.
Die position=5h
Obverse:
Reverse:


Ghiyath al-Din Mohammad III ibn (1329 AD)
AE Tanka
Mitchiner WOI 2602v. (?)
18 mm.
9.18 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse:
Reverse:

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"Tomars of Delhi"
"Mahi Pala (1103 - 1128)"
AE -
Mitchiner NIS -
14 mm.
3.04 gm.
Die position=6h
Obverse:
Reverse:
Note: Not positive on the ruler or issue.

Vijayanagar Kingdom


Unknown Sangama Ruler (1357 - 1450 AD)
Billon Kasu
Unpublished
16 mm.
3.59 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse: Monkey god Hanuman running right.
Reverse: Stylized elephant (?) right, crescent above.


Devaraya I (1406-1422 AD)
AE Unit
Mitchiner NIS 883-884
15 mm.
3.53 gm.
Die position=4h
Obverse:
Reverse:

Bahamids of Kulbarga


Firoz Shah (1397 - 1421 AD)
AE Paisa
Khan 105
17 mm.
5.28 gm.
Die position=2h
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.


Ahmad Shah II (1435 - 1457 AD)
AE Heavy Paisa
Khan -
21 mm.
13.39 gm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.

Kingdom of Juanpur


Husain Shah (1458 - 1479 AD)
AE Tanka
Mitchiner WOI ?
17 mm.
9.71 gm.
Die position=1h
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.

Pandyas of Madurai


Bhuvaneka Viran Samarakolakalan (circa 1470 AD)
AE Unit
Mitchiner NIS 1151 - 1152
15 mm.
3.11 gm.
Die position=10h
Obverse: Garuda running left.
Reverse: Legend.

Mughal Empire


Jalal al-Din Akbar (1556 - 1605 AD)
AR Rupee AH 983 (1576/1577 AD)
Mitchiner WOI 3040
27 mm.
11.43 gm.
Die position=11h
Obverse: Arabic legend.
Reverse: Arabic legend.


Muhayyi ud din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir (1658 - 1707 AD)
Regnal Year 40 = AH 1108
AR Rupee (Lahore mint)
KWC 18th page 527, 300.53
21 mm.
11.36 gm.
Die position=3h
Obverse:
Reverse:


Shah Alam Bahadur (1707 - 1712 AD)
Regnal Year 3 = AH 1121
AR Rupee (Lahore mint)
KWC 18th page 529, 347.8
22 x 21 mm.
11.47 gm.
Die position=11h
Obverse:
Reverse:


Muhammad Shah (1719 - 1748 AD)
Regnal Year 7 = AH 1137
AR Rupee (Lahore mint)
KWC 18th page 537, 436.41
21 mm.
11.39 gm.
Die position=7h
Obverse:
Reverse:

Nayakas of Tinnevelly


Anonymous (circa 1650 AD)
AE Two Kasu
Mitchiner NIS 1240
13 mm.
2.50 gm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: Venkatesvara standing beneath doorway.
Reverse: Legend.

Rajahs of Cochin


Dutch Period (circa 1820; 1856 - 1858 AD)
AR Double Puttan
Mitchiner NIS 1130 - 1132
7 mm.
0.50 gm.
Die position=n/a
Obverse: Shiva seated facing with serpents.
Reverse: Stylized conch shell.




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? (circa ?)
AE -
Mitchiner ACW -
8 x 9 mm.
0.75 gm.
Die position=n/a
Obverse:
Reverse:


Anonymous (circa ___ BC)
AR Karshapana
Gupta/Hardaker ISPC ___ (type ___)
21 x 20 mm.
1.72 gm.
Die position=n/a
Obverse:
Reverse:


Anonymous (circa ___ BC)
AR Karshapana
Gupta/Hardaker ISPC ___ (type ___)
14 x 16 mm.
3.05 gm.
Die position=n/a
Obverse:
Reverse:


Anonymous (circa ___ BC)
AR Karshapana
Gupta/Hardaker ISPC ___ (type ___)
18 x 17 mm.
2.94 gm.
Die position=n/a
Obverse:
Reverse:


Anonymous (circa ___ BC)
AR Karshapana
Gupta/Hardaker ISPC ___ (type ___)
15 x 13 mm.
2.61 gm.
Die position=n/a
Obverse:
Reverse:


Anonymous (circa ___ BC)
AR Karshapana
Gupta/Hardaker ISPC ___ (type ___)
16 x 13 mm.
2.35 gm.
Die position=n/a
Obverse:
Reverse:


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