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Æ Drachm - Swamiraja Vishnukundin type; Rashtrakutas of Khandesh
| Issuer | Rashtrakuta dynasty (India (ancient)) |
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| Year | 600-700 |
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| Currency | Stater |
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| Obverse description | Stylized zebu bull depicted in profile within a dotted border, rendered in the schematic artistic tradition of early medieval Indian coinage. The bull is adorned with traditional ornamental trappings characteristic of the Vishnukundin type. Brahmi script inscription appears in the field surrounding or accompanying the central device. The overall composition reflects the provincial adaptation of Kushano-Sasanian iconographic conventions as interpreted by the Rashtrakuta dynasty of Khandesh. |
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| Reverse description | Central device featuring a conch shell (shankha), a sacred Vaishnava symbol, flanked on either side by tridents (trishulas), all enclosed within a serrated or toothed circular border. The arrangement of these religious emblems reflects the syncretic Hindu iconographic program typical of early medieval Deccan coinage. The serrated border serves as both a decorative and functional frame, lending the design a structured, formal appearance consistent with the Swamiraja Vishnukundin series. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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