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2 Rattis - Jagapala Feudatory of Kalachuris of Ratnapura
| Issuer | Kalachuri dynasty |
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| Year | 1145 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse script | Devanagari |
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| Mintage | 1145: ND (1145) |
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Jagapala ruled as a feudatory under the Kalachuris of Ratnapura, a branch of the Kalachuri dynasty that controlled the upper Mahanadi region in what is now Chhattisgarh. The rattis weight standard — derived from the seed of Abrus precatorius, used across the subcontinent as a jeweler's measure — places this coin firmly within a local mercantile economy operating well below the level of royal coinage, likely serving bazaar transactions in a regional market context the larger dynasty had little reason to regulate closely.