Lot No: 188
Auction: #5
Material: Gold
Period: Medieval India
Date: 21-Dec-2024
Location: Kolkata
Estimated Price: ₹ 400000 - ₹ 500000
Kakatiyas of Warrangal, Prola-I (1052-1076 CE), Gold PMC, 2 ½ Gold Gadyana, 9.96 gms, The Obverse consists of total of 30 repousse punches hammered on the obverse of a thin pure gold circular flan. The central punch consists of the images of Krishna and Balarama, Holy cow above and Conch below adorns the middle field that separates the brothers. The other punches are struck in two concentric circular orbits. The inner orbit consists of 13 singly struck Lion punches, with Lion facing right with lifted forepaw. The second and outmost orbit consists of 4x 'boar-Lotus-boar' punches on four quadrants. Here the boar is shown facing right with Sun and Moon symbols above. Other Kannada legend punches that separate the symbol punches are 2x Sri-Sri, 1x 'mandala' and 1x 'manda'. Almost Uncirculated, Exceedingly rare.The 'mandala manda' is perhaps a title that needs detailed research. No epigraphs have ever come across that mentions such a title but there are known many small PMC 1 Gadyanas with a similar legend in which Yama adorns the central punch. All the known big coins are generally assigned to the powerful Kakatiya ruler Prola-I (1052-1076 CE) due to his titles seen in those coins. And this being found together with the others is not an exception for the said attribution. The central motif has a resemblance to the Krishna-Subhadra Balaram idols of Jagannath temple of Puri. The legend mandala refers to district or town whereas the other punch 'manda' is similar in appearance as that of 3.8gm coin with the legend punch manda of 'manda-lika'.
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