Jaipur: eighty-two coins from Pratihara (8-11 m) and the Sultanate period (12-15 m) have been found together from empty ponds in Jamwaramgarh near Jaipur.
The coins were found in soil pots seen by MGNREGA workers while digging the pond on Sunday.
Experts have concluded that the discovery of coins strengthened the historical importance of Jamwaramgarh as a developed city during the Amber kingdom in the sixteenth century.
Based on information received from the site of local officials, Neeraj Tripathi, circle supervisors, archeological departments and museums (dams), told toi, “Interestingly, the pre-sultanate period coins are of silver alloys or silver with dirt.
Horse pictures, Bulls and humans are usually found during the Barriers of Dynasty Prhatihara.
A set of other coins is pure silver belonging to the Sultanate period.
“The light shed to coins, Zafarullah Khan, former supervisor (excavation), dam, with expertise in numismatic, claiming that a set of coins of the period The sultanate came from the era of Ghiyas UD Din Balban (1216-1287 CE).
“Silver coins have the name Sultan Al Azam Balban read in Arabic.
While other coins have Sri from the Chauhasty Dynasty in the Devnagri manuscript,” Khan said.
Coins related to the era of the Sultanate have recovered from several places in modern Rajasthan in the past.
The underground coin hiding is a very common phenomenon in the previous period.
The Rajasthan Treasure Trove Act 1961 said the state or competent authority would have the right to coins that fall in the Antics category.
Jamwaramgarh Sho Jogendra Rathore said they keep the pool area anticipate the discovery of more coins.
“Coins have been submitted to Jamwaramgarh Tehsildar according to the rules and until we hear from the government, the pool area will be guarded by us,” Rathore said.
Even after 24 hours of discovery, the dam had not acted.
The Dam team does not have a tehsildar approach or initiate the process of obtaining coins.
Silver Pratihara and Sultanate-era coins are found near Jaipur
