Extremely fine, Very scarce.

Extremely fine, Rare.

Extremely fine, Very scarce.

Good Very fine, Rare.

The coin is a mule of the obverse of Gopala varman and the reverse of another king with name ending in 'Deva'. Highly unusual as such.

Very fine, Rare.

On the reverse of Sugandha's coin, the usual legend is Devyah. However, this coin has Varma, thereby showing that it is a mule of Sugandha's obverse coupled with the reverse of another issuer whose name ended in 'Varma'. Highly unusual as such.

About Extremely fine, Very rare.

The reign of Sugandha Rani ended in chaos. She was heavily under the control of mercenary soldiers called 'Tantrins' and 'Ekangas'. She selected Nirjjita varman, son of Sukha varman and grandson of Shura varman, to be the king, in the hope that being her relative, he would act according to her directions. But Nirjjita varman was a physical handicap and used to squander money. The Tantrin infantry then deposed him and installed his son Partha on the throne ('Rajatarangini of Kalhana Pandita: Vol 1', translated by Jogesh Chunder Dutt, London, 1887, p. 123-124)

Extremely fine, Rare.

Extremely fine, Very rare.

Chakravarman was yet another child-ruler; he went on to rule for ten years (till 933/934), for a few months under the regency of his mother and then, under grandmother Kshillika. A new revolution by the Tantrin soldiery then installed Suravarman I; he ruled for about a year before being compelled to abdicate the throne, after failing to raise the demanded bribes. The Tantrins then re-installed Partha but deposed within a very short time-span, as Chakravarman promised the Tantrins with even greater riches. When the Tantrins installed him in 935, he appointed them in important offices but had to flee again, after failing to raise enough taxes.

Very fine, Rare.

About Very fine, Very rare.

The name 'Shrimahadevi' suggests that this coin was struck in the name of a 'chief queen' - however, it is not yet known which ruler she was a queen to. Stylistically the coin looks to be an 11th century issue, so it is likely that she belonged to the first Lohara dynasty.

Very fine, Very scarce.

Very fine, Very scarce.

Good Very fine, Very scarce.

Very fine, Rare.

Extremely fine, Very scarce.

Extremely Fine, Rare.

Extremely Fine, Rare.

Wealth and Prosperity, Uncirculated, Extremely rare.

The central punch consists of the image of Goddess Lakshmi seated in Padmasana within an arched Garbhagriha, the sanctum sanctorum. She holds two lotus flowers in her upper hands which are the symbols of beauty, prosperity and fertility. The lower 2 hands are in the abhaya mudra of divine protection and the varada mudra of granting boon. The peripheral circumfluent punches consist of 2x Sri-Sri, 1x'Mandalika' and 1x'Kesari'in Kannada, and 4 groups of Lotus-Boar-Lotus symbols interleaving the legend punches.

Shakti, the collective energy. Mint state, Extremely rare.

The central punch consists of the images of the war Goddess Durga seated in Baddha Konasana. Goddess holds Dagger in her upper hands and noose in her lower hands. The other punches are struck in two concentric circular orbits. The inner orbit consists of 16 singly struck alternating right facing lion and boar symbols. The outer orbit punches consist of 2x Sri-Sri, 1x'Mandlaika' and x'Kesari'in Kannada, and 4 groups of Boar-Lotus-Boar symbols interleaving the legend punches.

Mint state, Exceedingly rare.

The central punch consists of the images of Ram-Laxman-Bharat-Shatrughan in warrior pose. The other punches are struck in two concentric circular orbits. The inner orbit consists of 18 singly struck 8 petalled lotus punches as in a garland. The outer orbit punches consist of 2x Sri-Sri, 1x'Ahitagaja'and 1x'Kesari'in Kannada, and 4 groups of Boar-Lotus-Boar symbols interleaving the legend punches. The above coin is from a small hoard that had a mix of Nolamba, Ganga, and Kakatiya coins. The hoard is believed to be of the mint that changed hands of the Nolambas, Kakatiyas and the Gangas dynasties. 'Ahitagaja Kesari' is one of the common titles of the Kakatiyas adorned by many of the rulers of the dynasty starting from Prola-I. The coin fabric suggests that the coin is of period of transition between the Nolambas and the Kakatiyas. The above coin hence is assigned to Prola-I (1052-1076 CE).

Extremely fine, Very rare.

About Extremely fine, Very scarce.

Very fine, Very scarce.

Extremely fine, Extremely rare.

The Matsyas was an ancient dynasty of Mahakoshala region about which very little information is available. They served as feudatories to Chalukyas of Kalyani and to the Chhindaka Nagas of Chakrakota (Bastar) at various times. The attribution of this unique kind of gadyana is based on the tentative find spot of the coins. They appear to be struck to two denominations of full and half gadyanas.

Extremely fine, Extremely rare.

The Matsyas was an ancient dynasty of Mahakoshala region about which very little information is available. They served as feudatories to Chalukyas of Kalyani and to the Chhindaka Nagas of Chakrakota (Bastar) at various times. The attribution of this unique kind of gadyana is based on the tentative find spot of the coins. They appear to be struck to two denominations of full and half gadyanas.