Mysterious Afghan Medieval? Islamic Coin-Please Help Id!

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svnhson Valued Member United States 102 Posts	Posted 12/21/2016 02:43 am Hi everyone, I acquired this coin today from a flea market and have had trouble identifying it. According to the sleeve it came in, it is from the city of Herat, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and dates to around 1100 A.D. I haven't been able to find out anything else about it or even any coins of the same type for sale, so I would love to know more about it (i.e. what empire it came from and the actual date). Thanks for any help you could provide! * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 12/21/2016 08:17 am That giant leaf in the reverse is the symbol of the Sikh empire in India from the late 1700s until the early 1800s. Here is an example of the type, but not an exact match to yours: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces63558.html Report this Post to the Staff
andyg Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1240 Posts	Posted 12/21/2016 10:32 am I think this could well be from Jammu mint in Kashmir http://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=129178 Report this Post to the Staff
svnhson Valued Member United States 102 Posts	Posted 12/21/2016 1:13 pm Thank you both!! I was definitely not expecting it to be from India (but then again flea market coin sellers arent usually experts on ancient or World coins ) Edited by svnhson 12/21/2016 2:03 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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