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Stater - Jagadeva Vuppadevas, Lohars of Kashmir

Issuer Post-Hunnic dynasties of Kashmir (Indian Northern Dynasties)
Year 1199-1213
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Currency Drachm (543-1390)
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Obverse description Highly stylized and schematic frontal effigy of the king, derived from the Toramana prototype, depicted with a prominent crown or headdress above a broad, abstracted face rendered in high relief. The royal figure is shown from the waist up with characteristic wing-like or draped shoulders splaying outward, the body reduced to a series of bold, almost geometric forms. Degraded Brahmi legend surrounds the central effigy in the field, partially legible as 'ja ga', representing the abbreviated royal name. The overall artistic style reflects the progressive stylization typical of late Kashmir dynastic coinage, where Kushano-Hephthalite prototypes have been reduced to near-abstract designs through successive generations of die-cutting.
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Obverse lettering ja ga
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Reverse script Brahmi
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