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AR Unit - Harikela Arakan
| Issuer | Kingdom of Harikela (Ancient Myanmar) |
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| Year | 730-800 |
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| Reference(s) | Mitch EA#122-24 |
| Obverse description | Humped bull (Nandi) standing left with head turned to face the viewer, rendered in bold relief within a plain inner circle. A pellet border encircles the central device, with scattered pellets distributed evenly throughout the field. A short Brahmi legend appears above the bull. The overall style is characteristic of the early medieval coinage of the Bengal-Arakan region, exhibiting a broad, slightly irregular flan typical of hand-hammered production. |
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| Reverse description | Central Srivatsa symbol displayed prominently in the field, flanked by an axial pole surmounted by a solar disc above and a crescent moon below, referencing cosmological iconography common to early South and Southeast Asian coinage. Additional auspicious symbols are distributed around the central device within a plain inner circle, itself enclosed by a pellet border. The flan is broad and irregular, consistent with hammered silver coinage of the Harikela kingdom. The overall design reflects strong Brahmanical and Buddhist symbolic traditions of the period. |
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| Mintage | ND (730-800) |
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