Dinar - Sashanka Deva Assam

Features

Issuer	Gauda Kingdom (Indian Hindu Dynasties)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	600-630
Value	Dinar (1)
Currency	Dinar
Composition	Złoto
Weight	5.76 g
Diameter	22 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 466555
References	ATEC# 5228 Michael Mitchiner; 2004. Ancient Trade and Early Coinage. Hawkins Publications, London, United Kingdom. , BMC Gupta# 612 John Allan; 1914. A Catalogue of the Indian Coins in the British Museum / Volume 6. Catalogue of the Coins of the Gupta Dynasties and of Sasanka, King of Guada. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , Mitchiner LOW# 40 Michael Mitchiner; 2000. The Land of Water: Coinage and History of Bangladesh and Later Arakan: Circa 300 BC to the Present Day. Hawkins Publications, London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

(en) Nimbate Shiva riding upon his steed, Nandi, with trident in hand. Stylized sun on left, denticled border.

Script: Brahmi

Reverse

(en) Seated Nimbate Lakshmi on Lotus, with bilva fruit and conch. Lettering around, denticled border.

Script: Brahmi

Comments

(en)

Rhodes & Bose fig. 13; Altekar pl. XIXA, 10; Mukherjee, Post-Gupta pl. VII, 3 (as Vasuvarma).

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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ND (600-630)

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