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Pagoda - Western Gangas Talakad, Lakshmi
| Issuer | Western Ganga Dynasty (Indian states) |
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| Year | 1080-1138 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Goddess Lakshmi enthroned in frontal position within a stylized temple or shrine frame, rendered in high relief in the characteristic South Indian hammered idiom. The deity is depicted in a hieratic pose with votive offering or vessel placed before the throne. The design is executed in a bold, stylized manner typical of Western Ganga coinage, with decorative floral and scroll elements filling the surrounding field. The irregular flan and hammered technique impart an archaic, hand-wrought character to the composition. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays an elaborate interlocking floral and foliate scroll design executed in high relief, characteristic of Western Ganga artistic tradition. Sinuous vegetal tendrils and curvilinear forms radiate across the flan, interspersed with pellet-like beaded elements. The overall composition is densely filled, leaving little open field, and conveys a strongly ornamental quality consistent with South Indian hammered gold coinage of the period. The irregular flan edges are typical of the hammered technique employed for this series. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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