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Jital - 'Ala al-din Muhammad Circle/square; Kurzuwan
| Issuer | Khwarazmian Empire (Khwarazmian dynasties) |
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| Year | 1212-1213 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse lettering | كرزوان |
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| Mintage | 609 (1212) - Rabi I 609 (1-29 August 1212) 610 (1213) - Jumada II 610 (17 October - 15-November 1213) |
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This jital was struck at Kurzuwan — a mint in what is now northern Afghanistan — during the years immediately following 'Ala al-Din Muhammad's consolidation of an empire stretching from the Caspian to the borders of the Delhi Sultanate. The fractional bronze issues of this period are poorly documented compared to the silver coinage, and the lead content in the alloy reflects either deliberate debasement or the use of available local metal stocks at provincial mints operating under loose central oversight.
Within two decades of this coin's minting, Kurzuwan and the entire Khwarazmian apparatus would be obliterated by the Mongol invasion of 1219–1221.