Gangatic Doab - Vigra Pala dynasty

正面描述	Crude, stylized bust facing right occupying the central field, rendered in a debased and schematic manner consistent with late Pala provincial coinage. The effigy, possibly representing a royal or divine figure, is executed in low relief with broad, irregular strokes characteristic of hammered billon issues of the Gangetic Doab region. The flan is irregular and slightly clipped, with no visible inscription or border.
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铸造量	ND (900-1000)
附加信息	The Pala Empire's tenth century was defined less by expansion than by contraction — repeated incursions by the Gurjara-Pratihara confederacy from the west and the Rashtrakutas from the Deccan had compressed Pala authority increasingly toward Bengal and Bihar. Coinage attributed to the Vigra Pala phase of the dynasty reflects this provincial retreat; the Gangetic Doab issues circulated in a zone that was effectively contested territory, not a secure imperial heartland. Billon coinage of this type is notoriously difficult to attribute with precision, and Mitchiner's NI#398 grouping remains a working classification rather than a settled one.

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