246

Medieval India: Rashtrakutas, uninscribed gold gadyana of 'horseman' type, (800-900 AD), 4.17g.

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Medieval Start Price:NA Estimated At:700,000.00 - 900,000.00 INR
Medieval India: Rashtrakutas, uninscribed gold gadyana of 'horseman' type, (800-900 AD), 4.17g.
Please Note: You must request a bid limit when you register. If you would like to have a large bid limit, you must provide adequate references, or you must have previously established strong credit history with our company. Late registration may result in delayed approval.

Absentee bids can be placed on Classical Numismatic Gallery’s website at https://classicalnumismaticgallery.com till SATURDAY, 24 APRIL, 2021, 08:00 am IST.
Rashtrakutas, uninscribed gold gadyana of 'horseman' type, (800-900 AD), unpublished in major sources, 4.17g. Obv: King riding a horse, facing to right. Rev: Frontally seated image of Abhisheka Lakshmi - goddess seated on a lotus flower in center being anointed by two elephants on either side.

About extremely fine, Extremely rare.

Although the coin is uninscribed, its attribution to the Rashtrakutas is certain as evident from the choice and comparison of the motifs to other Rashtrakuta coins, and with contemporary visual art. Most likely the rulers to have issued the coins are likely to be Govinda III (793-814AD), Amoghavarsha (814-878AD) or Krishna II (878-914AD). The Rashtrakutas established trade links with the Arabs and greatly patronized the trade in horses. The access to the Western coast gave them direct control over these connections and made their army more powerful than their rivals like the Pratiharas. The depiction of a horse-riding king is very significant in this respect.