Lot 323

Hindu Medieval, Gurjara Prathiharas, Bhoja I (836-885 AD), Silver Dramma, 4.10 gms, 16.36 mm, Obverse: King standing to right assuming the form of a boar thereby representing the Adivaraha (Avatar of Vishnu), his left leg raised, A lion motif seen below leg, A wheel (Bhoomi?) in front, Reverse: Legend in Siddamatrika reading in two lines  as ‘Shrimadadi/Varaha’, Decorations around, It is assumed that the lion represents the Rashtrakutas and this iconography on the coin illustrates the Prathihara’s supremacy over the Rashtrakutas, about very fine, rare.