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Ratnatraya Dinar - Samatata Sri Ratnatraya, Debased
| Issuer | Kingdom of Samatata (India (ancient)) |
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| Year | 700-800 |
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| Weight | 5.55 g |
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| Obverse description | Central deity, identified as Avalokiteshvara or Manjushri, seated in padmasana (cross-legged) position upon a lotus throne, holding a sword in one hand; the figure is flanked to either side by a flaming trishula and a sword rendered in the regional artistic style. A Brahmi legend reading 'Ratnatraya' occupies the upper field above the deity. The overall execution is characteristic of the debased hammered coinage of the Samatata kingdom, with irregular flan and somewhat crude die-work consistent with late 8th-century provincial production. |
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| Obverse lettering | Ratnatraya |
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| Mintage | ND (700-800) |
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