Lot 147

Hindu Medieval Kalachuris of Ratnapur Ratnadeva Gajasardula type Copper Heavy Unit

Auction # 21 Lucknow (Online)


  • Estimated Price (INR)
  • 8000 - 10000
  • Price Realised -
  • Auction Completed!

Catalog Reference #
P.C Roy, The Coinage of North India, pg. 34, Plate 4
Metal Composition
Copper
Lot Grade/Condition
very fine
Diameter
22.81 mm
Weight
6.45 gms
Denomination
Heavy Unit
Calendar/Year
11th-13th Century AD

Hindu Medieval, Kalachuris of Ratnapur, Ratnadeva (11th-13th Century AD), Copper Heavy Unit, 6.45 gms, 22.81 mm, Obverse: A crude motif of Gajasardula (Lion attacking elephant), Dotted border around, Reverse: Nagari legend in two lines reading ‘ShriMaDa/TnaDeVa‘, Dotted border around, Ref: P.C Roy, The Coinage of North India, pg. 34, Plate 4, very fine, rare in this grade.