Catalog
1 Drachm - Megha Chandra Deva
| Issuer | Kangra, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1390-1405 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a multi-line Nagari inscription filling the field, rendering the royal titulature of the issuing ruler. The legend reads 'Maharaja Sri Megha Chandra Deva', proclaiming the full regnal title of the king of Kangra. The characters are struck in the typical bold but irregular style of hammered hill-state coinage, with the inscription distributed across the flan in horizontal lines. Surface patination and die wear are consistent with a heavily circulated copper issue of the late fourteenth to early fifteenth century. |
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| Reverse lettering | महाराज श्री मेघ चन्द्र देव |
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Kangra's coinage under Megha Chandra Deva survives in small numbers and remains poorly documented in mainstream references, reflecting both the kingdom's limited administrative reach and the fragmentary archaeological record of the western Himalayan hill states during this period. The AKJ corpus remains the primary scholarly anchor for attributing these issues with any confidence.