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1⁄50 Unit
| Issuer | Sri Ksetra Kingdom |
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| Year | 610-835 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the Srivatsa symbol — an auspicious geometric device associated with the fertility goddess Sri — rendered as an interlaced or knotted motif occupying the majority of the flan. Above the Srivatsa, a crescent moon and solar symbol are positioned in the upper field, flanking a central dot or pellet arrangement. The design is struck on an irregular, somewhat crude flan consistent with hammered coinage of the period. The overall style reflects the Pyu artistic tradition of early Burma. |
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| Mintage | ND (610-835) |
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Sri Ksetra, the Pyu city-state centered near modern Pyay in Burma, operated one of the earliest monetized economies in Southeast Asia. These fractional silver pieces circulated within a system that used the conch shell as a unit of account — the 1/50 division reflecting a remarkably granular approach to exchange for the period. The Pyu city-states were absorbed by the Nanzhao kingdom in the 832–835 raids, which effectively ended local coin production entirely.