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Tetradrachm - Amshuvarman
| Uitgever | Licchavi Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 615-620 |
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| Waarde | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Devanagari |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | A cow standing to right with a suckling calf beneath her, depicted in a simple but evocative pastoral style characteristic of early Nepalese coinage. The scene occupies the central field and alludes to the sacred Kamadhenu, the divine wish-fulfilling cow of Hindu tradition. A Devanagari legend reading 'Kamadehi' is inscribed above the bovine group in the upper field. The coin shows typical surface patination and irregular flan associated with hammered copper issues of the Licchavi period. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Amshuvarman ruled the Licchavi kingdom of Nepal as a powerful minister-turned-king, consolidating authority during a period of intense political maneuvering between the subcontinent's competing powers. His coinage is among the earliest definitively attributed to the Kathmandu Valley and reflects an administrative ambition that outlasted his dynasty.
The tetradrachm denomination itself is a Greek-derived unit that arrived in the subcontinent via Kushana monetary tradition — its survival into seventh-century Nepal speaks to how durable that numismatic framework proved across centuries of political upheaval.