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AR Damma - Gunatunga
| Issuer | Rashtrakuta dynasty (India (ancient)) |
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| Year | 750-800 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Stylized bust of the king facing right, rendered in a schematic Indo-Sassanid artistic tradition characteristic of early medieval Deccan coinage. The effigy displays a broad facial profile with defined headdress or crown elements above, and traces of a linear beaded border encircling the design within the coin's field. The treatment is crude yet deliberate, consistent with the hammered silver damma series attributed to Rashtrakuta feudatory rulers. |
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| Reverse description | Two-line Brahmi legend centrally placed within the field, reading 'Shri Gunatunga', identifying the issuing ruler. The inscription is flanked and surrounded by a series of raised pellets and cursive Brahmi aksharas arranged in a compact, organically structured layout typical of early Rashtrakuta damma coinage. The lettering is boldly rendered against a plain field, with no border ornament, and the script fills the available flan in a characteristic south Indian early medieval epigraphic style. |
| Reverse script | Brahmi |
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