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Æ Unit - Narendradeva
| Issuer | Licchavi Kingdom |
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| Year | 641-680 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Nagari legend arranged within a prominent dotted or pellet border, with the sacred epithet of Pashupati (lord of animals, a form of Shiva) rendered in early Nagari script. Individual letter characters are distributed across the reverse field, partially worn and difficult to read in full, consistent with the heavily circulated state typical of Licchavi copper units. The pellet border is clearly visible around the periphery. |
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| Mintage | ND (641-680) |
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Narendradeva's reign marked a decisive shift in Licchavi political orientation — he was restored to the Nepalese throne around 643 AD with the direct military backing of the Tibetan emperor Songtsen Gampo, having been displaced by a rival faction. That debt to Tibet reoriented Licchavi foreign policy away from the Gangetic plain and toward the Himalayan corridor for a generation. These copper units circulated in a kingdom that was simultaneously a tributary buffer and an active trading node between the Gupta-successor states to the south and the newly consolidated Tibetan empire to the north.