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1/2 Pagoda

Issuer Sultanate of Bijapur (Indian Sultanates)
Year 1068-1097
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Currency Rupee (1490-1686)
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Obverse description Central field bearing an uncertain Persian symbol or device of abstract form, flanked and accompanied by three raised pellets or dots arranged in a triangular disposition. The design is rendered in low relief typical of hammered gold coinage of the Deccan sultanates, with an irregular flan and no legible legend or border.
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Reverse description Reverse displaying an uncertain Persian symbol or abstract device in raised relief, partially obscured by the irregular flan and the characteristic surface distortions of hammered gold coinage. A crescent-like element and two prominent raised pellets are visible within the central field, consistent with Bijapuri gold pagoda coinage of the period. No legible inscription or border is present.
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Mintage ND (1068-1097)
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