Lion Padmatanka - Toymadeva

The Kadambas of Hangal were a junior branch of the Western Chalukyas, operating as feudatories under Vikramaditya VI and his predecessors. Their gold coinage is sparse and poorly documented, making attribution dependent largely on epigraphic parallels rather than a sustained numismatic tradition. Toymadeva ruled during a period when Chalukyan power in the Deccan was near its apex, and the issuance of independent gold — however limited — signals a degree of local authority that the textual record alone understates.

MSI 226-7 remains one of the few anchoring references for this type.