Item number: A2038

Year: AD 1206-1526

Material: Billon

Size: 14.6 x 13.2 x 2.2 mm

Weight: 2.75 g

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2015

The Delhi Sultanate refers to the Islamic polity established in the early 13th century by Turkic Muslim warlords from Afghanistan after their conquest of the Indian subcontinent, with Delhi as their capital. From its founding in AD 1206 to its fall in AD 1526 at the hands of Babur, the Turkicised Mongol ruler and founder of the Mughal Empire, the Delhi Sultanate was ruled by a succession of five dynasties.

The jital was a type of currency introduced to the Indian subcontinent by Afghan conquerors during the medieval period. Typically made of silver or billon, jitals were commonly used for low-denomination transactions.

The obverse of this coin features a hump-backed cow totem with Indian characteristics. Inside the cow’s body, there appears to be Arabic script, while surrounding it are Devanagari characters, with a row of beads arranged diagonally upwards.

The reverse of the coin contains three lines of Arabic inscription, which are likely the ruler’s name and title.

物件編號: A2038

年代: 公元 1206-1526 年

材質: 賤金屬

尺寸: 14.6 x 13.2 x 2.2 mm

重量: 2.75 g

來源: 大城郵幣社 2015

德里蘇丹國是泛指公元13世紀初，來自阿富汗的突厥穆斯林軍閥進入印度次大陸後，以德里作為首都建立的伊斯蘭政權。自公元1206年創建至公元1526年遭到突厥化的蒙古人統治者巴布爾消滅為止，前後總計有五個王朝。

吉塔爾是來自阿富汗的征服者在中世紀帶入南亞次大陸的一種錢幣，其材質多為銀或其他賤金屬，通常作為小面額交易的貨幣。

這枚錢幣的正面有一隻具有印度特色的瘤牛圖騰，牛的身軀內疑似是阿拉伯文字，外面則有天城文字和斜上方有一排珠圈。

錢幣背面則有三行阿拉伯銘文，應該是統治者的名諱和頭銜。