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1 Pagoda - Chalukyas of Kalyani
| Issuer | Chalukyas of Kalyani |
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| Year | 1000-1100 |
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| Diameter | 11 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting a stylized architectural or ritual motif rendered in high relief in the hammered tradition of medieval Deccan coinage. The upper field displays three arched compartments or niches, each filled with raised pellets arranged in groups, suggesting a temple facade or a celestial canopy. Below, a band of diagonal hatching or linear striations spans the width of the flan, above a lower register featuring a squared meander or swastika-like geometric ornament with a central pellet, characteristic of Chalukyan iconographic convention. The overall design is purely symbolic and non-figural, executed in a bold, schematic style typical of south Indian dynastic gold coinage of the 11th century. |
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| Mintage | ND (1000-1100) |
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The Chalukyas of Kalyani, ruling from their capital in the Deccan, issued gold pagodas during a period of near-constant military contest with the Cholas to the south and the Paramaras to the north. The dynasty's monetary output during the eleventh century reflects the sustained wealth drawn from control of trade routes connecting the western coast to the interior plateau — wealth that funded decades of warfare and temple construction simultaneously.
KM# 20 attributions for this type remain contested among specialists; die linkage studies have been limited, and regional hoards have produced enough variation to suggest multiple issuing mints operating without strict central oversight.