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Jital - ‘Ala al-din Muhammad "Muhammad II of Khwarezm" 'Y'

Jital - ‘Ala al-din Muhammad "Muhammad II of Khwarezm" ('Y') - obverseJital - ‘Ala al-din Muhammad "Muhammad II of Khwarezm" ('Y') - reverse

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Features

Issuer Khwarazmian Empire (Khwarazmian dynasties)
Shah Muhammad II (1200-1220)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1200-1220
Value 1 Jital (1⁄50)
Currency Jital (1077-1231)
Composition Billon
Weight 3.1 g
Diameter 15 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
396084
References Tye# 255
Robert Tye, Monica Tye; 1995. Jitals: A Catalogue and Account of the Coin Denomination of Daily Use in Medieval Afghanistan and North West India. Robert Tye.

Comments

Tye notes the following in his catalogue concerning the iconoclastic types 245 - 288:

 

“The overview of types outlined above is necessarily provisional, and is likely to be amended by future discoveries, the ghazna-type of the great city of Herat for instance is only known from the chance discovery of a single specimen.”

 

Indeed, Tye lists #255 as previously unpublished.  Thus, it is likely that many varieties exist for each of these types in the Tye catalogue and so variations on the inscriptions are likely.  Likewise, variations in the accepted weights are to be expected, e.g., Tye gives the weight of the specimen he examined as 3.1 grams whereas the specimen shown in the photos above is 3.32 grams.  In fact, Tye theorizes that the variations in weights and debasement of the silver content during this period may be due to their use as a fiduciary (fiat) currency.

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ND (1200-1220) Y

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