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AR Damma - Anonymous
| Issuer | Rashtrakuta dynasty (India (ancient)) |
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| Year | 600-700 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Crude hammered flan presenting a debased anthropomorphic or zoomorphic device in the central field, rendered in a highly schematic style characteristic of early medieval Indian coinage. The design features a large, roughly circular central element flanked by smaller globular and pellet-like motifs. Traces of script or ornamental devices appear in the lower left field, though heavily worn and difficult to resolve. The flan is irregular, with a fissure visible at the left edge, and the surface exhibits heavy patination consistent with age. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Rashtrakutas were still consolidating power in the Deccan during the seventh century, and anonymous fractional silver issues from this period present genuine attribution headaches — the lack of a ruler name was likely deliberate, reflecting either local administrative practice or a transitional monetary authority not yet confident enough to stamp its own name on currency. At 0.82 grams, this falls within the damma weight standard inherited from earlier western Indian traditions rather than the Sasanian-influenced units common further north.