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Fanam - Bhanudeva IV
| Issuer | Eastern Ganga Dynasty |
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| Year | 1424-1434 |
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| Value | 1 Fanam |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a stylized seated figure, likely a deity or royal personage, rendered in a highly schematic and abstracted manner characteristic of late Eastern Ganga coinage. The design is executed in low relief typical of hammered gold fanams, with irregular flan edges reflecting hand-struck production. Subsidiary symbols or attendant motifs appear flanking the central figure, though surface wear renders finer details indistinct. The overall composition is arranged within an unbordered circular field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a bold swastika symbol prominently positioned in the upper field, a device commonly associated with auspiciousness and dynastic identity in Eastern Ganga coinage. Below the swastika, two cursive Brahmi-derived characters are rendered in clear, raised relief, reading 'RY 17', denoting regnal year 17 of Bhanudeva IV's reign. The design is unframed, occupying the full flan, with the lettering arranged in two registers. The execution is characteristic of the schematic calligraphic style of medieval Orissan gold coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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