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Name or Denominations
1 Drachm
Issuer
Chauhan Dynasty (Indian Northern Dynasties)
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
700-800
Currency
Drachm ( 543-1390 )
Shape
Round (irregular)
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
3.85 g
Diameter
20.67 mm
Thickness
1.82 mm
Material
Billon (Silver content 205 to 095 as per samples observed, variation in silver purity)
Shape
Round (irregular)
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
Hammered
Front design
Portrait of King to right, facing the portrait is Devanagari letters “Sri Sha”
Back design
Fire altar with two attendants on either side
Year of Minting
700-800
Ruler
NA
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Variable alignment ↺
Inscriptions
NA
Context
This series of coins is a part of Track 2 of Indo-Sassanian Coinage - Eastern Indo-Sassanian coinage , tentative period 7th to 8th Century CE Track 2 consists of 3 series- Vasudeva’s Imitations Sri Ha series Sri Ha Derivatives KK Maheshwari in his book Imitations in Continuity places the coins in order as listed above. Steve Williams (Finn235) debates that the Derivative coins came before the Sri Ha series, based on various features that appear or aren’t present in either of the 2 series. The Derivative series of coins present - obverse - a portrait to right; above the crown Devanagari “ Sa ” within a circle, but this feature is mostly out of flan; in front of the portrait is a representation of Devanagari Sri with variations and below the Sri is another Devanagari letter also with variations, as presented below through sketches and coins. reverse - the standard replication of Sasanian style Fire Altar found on almost all coins of the Indo-Sasanian series Fig 84 Fig 85 In the Sri Ha Derivative series, the following combinations appear - Sri Ha Sri Va Sri Sha Sri Pa Sri Bho Sri Na Sri Dama Floral motif Floral motif stem only Plain Field Leaf symbol behind bust Sri Te Sri Va with a different, smaller bust Sri Ma Trident series , the reverse has a Trident (varieties) replacing the Fire altar Unpublished variant - Plain field below Sri - image credits - 1. Imitations in Continuity - K.K. Maheshwari 2. Amit Kher Collection
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Standard circulation
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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