Catalog
| Issuer | Maitraka dynasty |
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| Year | 470-788 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Stylized royal bust facing right, rendered in the degenerate Indo-Sasanian tradition derived from late Sasanian prototypes. The effigy displays a schematically drawn head with a prominent beaded or crescent headdress above, and vestigial facial features including a simplified eye and beard. The field is plain and the flan is irregular, characteristic of the hammered coinage of the Maitraka rulers of Valabhi. |
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| Reverse description | Central device consisting of a trishula (trident) with characteristically curved prongs and a lateral side-arm, rendered in a bold, stylized manner. The symbol occupies the central field and is surrounded by a Brahmi legend arranged around the periphery of the flan. The design follows the standard iconographic convention of Maitraka coinage, combining a Shaivite religious symbol with a royal dynastic inscription, all struck on an irregular hammered flan. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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