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Damma - Śri Sāngramaśīla Kalachuris of Mahismati
| Issuer | Kalachuri dynasty of Mahismati |
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| Year | 610 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Highly schematized and stylized depiction of a lioness advancing to the left, rendered in the punched and incuse manner typical of early medieval Indian coinage. The feline body is represented through a series of pellets and geometric forms, with a row of pellets delineating the dorsal line and a horizontal bar suggesting the torso. The field is flat and largely unadorned, consistent with the abbreviated artistic conventions of Kalachuri fractional silver issues. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears the royal name of the issuing ruler inscribed in an early Nagari script, boldly rendered in deeply struck angular characters occupying most of the flan. The legend reads Śri Sāngramaśīla, the honorific Śri preceding the royal name in accordance with standard early medieval Indian epigraphic practice. The letters are cut in a bold, angular style characteristic of the Kalachuri mint tradition, with minimal exergual space and an irregular flan edge typical of hammered silver fractional currency. |
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| Reverse lettering | Śri Sāngramaśīla |
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