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1/2 Namo
| Issuer | Pre-Islamic kingdoms |
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| Year | 800-1000 |
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| Diameter | 7 mm |
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| Reverse description | A vertical cleft or linear incuse mark struck into the center of the strongly convex, dome-shaped flan, dividing the surface into two lobes. The mark, commonly interpreted as a punch or counter-mark indicative of the half-denomination, occupies the full height of the usable field. The surface is otherwise plain, with the characteristic rounded, nugget-like profile of these early Srivijayan silver pieces visible in profile. |
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| Mintage | ND (800-1000) |
| Additional information |
The term "paktong" applied here is a misnomer that has persisted in older references — true paktong is a copper-nickel-zinc alloy, while these small Kabulshahi-related fractional pieces are generally a debased billon or low-grade silver, their precise alloy composition varying considerably by hoard evidence. The Mitchiner references place this type within the broad transition period when Hindu Shahi authority was fragmenting under sustained Saffarid and later Ghaznavid pressure.