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Medieval India: Kakatiyas of Warangal - gold punch-marked double gadyana, 9.77g, Height: 64.75mm

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Medieval Start Price:NA Estimated At:600,000.00 - 800,000.00 INR
Medieval India: Kakatiyas of Warangal - gold punch-marked double gadyana, 9.77g, Height: 64.75mm
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Kakatiyas of Warangal - gold punch-marked double gadyana, repousse fabric, tentatively attributed to period of Gunda IV (955-995AD), 9.77g, Height: 64.75mm, Width: 64.71mm. Obv: In centre, a highly accomplished depiction of a four-armed goddess seated frontally under a prabha, struck from a single die. Sixteen punches around - 2x Kannada letter 'Shri’ combined, 1x Kannada legend Mandalika, 1x Kannada legend Kesari at cardinal points; 4x boar facing right, sun and moon above, flanked by two lotus punches, in each quadrant created by the cardinal punches.

Extremely fine, Extremely rare.

Most likely an issue of Gunda IV (955-995AD), an early Kakatiya ruler who ruled as a feudatory of the Rashtrakutas. The title 'Mandalika’ might refer to the feudatory status of Gunda IV. The weight of the coin is double that of a normal gadyana. The representation of the goddess in the centre is most likely that of Kakati, the patron / originator goddess of the Kakatiya dynasty.