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1 Falus - Madan Simha Deva Kingdom of Champaran
| Issuer | Kingdom of Champaran (Madan Simha Deva) |
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| Year | 1450-1460 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Devanagari |
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| Reverse description | Irregular hammered copper flan bearing an entirely epigraphic reverse design, with a two-line Devanagari legend filling the field. The inscription reads 'Sri Champakarana', identifying the issuing polity as the Kingdom of Champaran with the honorific prefix 'Sri'. The letterforms are bold but somewhat crudely rendered, consistent with provincial hammered copper coinage of the eastern Terai region during the mid-fifteenth century. No pictorial devices, border, or additional symbols are present. The surface exhibits a deep olive-brown patina with traces of green cuprite typical of buried copper issues from this period. |
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| Reverse lettering | Sri Champa\/karana (Translation: in Champaran) |
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