1/8 Kahavanu

The Kahavanu and its fractions circulated across a southern Indian Ocean trade network that stretched from the Coromandel Coast to Ceylon and beyond, accepted by weight in transactions where political authority mattered less than gold purity. Chola monetary practice relied on a consistent fineness rather than rigid standardization of form, which is why fractional pieces like this eighth unit show considerable variation in flan shape and strike placement without any compromise of commercial trust.