Lot 44

Hindu Medieval, Rashtrakutas (c. 8th-10th Century AD), Silver Dramma, 0.47 gms, 7.42 mm, Obverse: Boar to left on a pedestal, a crescent above boar, flower below pedestal, Reverse: Nagari legend in two lines reading as ‘Shri Ga(mda)/ragamda’ which is a Kannada epithet meaning ‘hero among heroes’, Many new coin types of the Rashtrakutas have come to light in the recent years, This coin is attributed to the Rashtrakutas by way of the boar motif, fabric and weight standard, Reference # Jantakal et. all, History and Coinage of the Rashtrakutas, S 4.1.2, fine to very fine, very rare.