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Pagoda - Jagadeva
| Issuer | Paramara Dynasty |
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| Year | 1095-1134 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | Plain, unworked gold flan with no devices, legends, or decorative elements, consistent with the punch-marked coinage traditions of medieval central India. The surface retains the characteristic irregular texture of a hammered blank, with visible flow lines and minor surface irregularities resulting from the striking process. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Jagadeva ruled the Paramara Dynasty of the Malwa region in central India during a period of sustained military pressure from the Chaulukyas to the west. The pagoda denomination itself circulated widely across medieval Deccan and south Indian trade networks, accepted far beyond the borders of any single issuing authority. Gold coinage of the Paramaras from this period survives in small numbers; the dynasty's political fragmentation across the twelfth century disrupted minting continuity in ways that make attributing individual issues to specific rulers genuinely difficult.