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Gajapati Pagoda - Western Gangas
| Issuer | Western Ganga Dynasty |
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| Year | 1000-1327 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | An elephant facing right in high relief, rendered in the characteristic South Indian artistic style, occupying the central field. The animal is depicted with a prominent dotted body outline suggesting decorative caparison, its trunk curled downward and tusks visible. Decorative foliate and scrollwork elements fill the surrounding field, with beaded border segments framing the design. The overall composition is typical of the Gajapati (lord of elephants) iconography favored by the Western Ganga dynasty. |
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| Reverse description | An abstract floral and spiral design in high relief occupying the central field, featuring a prominent central boss or roundel surrounded by concentric swirling scrollwork rendered in the South Indian decorative idiom. Beaded pellets are dispersed around the central motif, and elaborate foliate volutes extend toward the irregular flan edge. The overall composition is characteristic of the stylized reverse types found on Western Ganga gold pagodas, with no legible inscriptions present. |
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| Mintage | ND (1000-1327) |
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