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41/2 Masha - Gangeya Deva Kalachuris of Tripuri
| Issuer | Kalachuri dynasty (Indian Hindu Dynasties) |
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| Year | 1015-1040 |
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| Reference(s) | Deyell#119 (cf.) |
| Obverse description | Highly stylized and severely degraded effigy of the goddess Lakshmi seated in padmasana (lotus position), rendered in an abstract late-period die-cutting style characteristic of the Kalachuri series. The figure occupies the central field, with the crossed legs discernible in the lower portion and a schematic torso above. Surrounding decorative elements, including remnants of a floral or throne motif, fill the field. The design reflects the progressive debasement of the original Lakshmi type through successive generations of die-cutting, resulting in a near-geometric composition. Nagari legend elements are intermixed within the design field. |
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| Obverse script | Devanagari |
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| Reverse description | Central field dominated by a multi-line Nagari inscription occupying the majority of the die area, executed in the characteristic bold and angular Devanagari script of the early medieval Indian coinage tradition. The legend is arranged in two or more registers and reads 'Srimad Gangeya Deva', the honorific royal epithet of the issuing ruler. The hammered flan produces an irregular surface with characteristic die-shift and flan irregularities consistent with hand-struck coinage of this period. No additional iconographic devices are present; the inscription constitutes the sole reverse type. Border elements, if present, are largely lost to the irregular coin shape. |
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