1/4 Gajapati Fanam - Western Ganga Dynasty

表面の説明	Crude, stylized depiction of an elephant (Gajapati motif) in high relief, rendered in the primitive hammered tradition characteristic of early medieval South Indian coinage. The elephant figure faces left within an irregular, slightly convex field, with indistinct but recognizable pachyderm features including a suggested trunk and massive body. The surface displays the typical uneven texture resulting from hand-hammering on a small flan. No legend or inscription is present on this face.
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追加情報	The Western Ganga Dynasty ruled the Gangavadi region of present-day Karnataka for nearly a millennium, functioning as both independent sovereigns and, later, as feudatories under the Rashtrakutas and Chalukyas of Kalyani. Their gold fanam coinage represents some of the smallest gold currency struck in medieval India — at 0.09 g, these fractions pushed the physical limits of hand-hammering gold at any consistent standard. The "Gajapati" designation refers to lordship over elephants, a title of considerable political weight in Deccan courts where elephant ownership was a direct measure of military power.

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