INDIA, Medieval (Southern Deccan). Chalukyas of Kalyana. Uncertain ruler. Circa 973-1068 or later. AV Pagoda (13mm, 3.83 g, 1h). Boar/Temple type.

Triton XXIII – Session Three – Roman Imperial Coinage Part II through World Coinage Part I
Lot: 953. Estimated: $ 4 000

Islamic, Indian, & Related, Gold

Sold For $ 3 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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INDIA, Medieval (Southern Deccan). Chalukyas of Kalyana. Uncertain ruler. Circa 973-1068 or later. AV Pagoda (13mm, 3.83 g, 1h). Boar/Temple type. Caparisoned boar standing right on ornate ground line; above, horizontal sankh shell and wheel ornament / Elaborately decorated triple-tiered parasol (or temple) surmounted by ornate pinnacle flanked by pellet-in-crescent and disk; streamers on either side. Cf. Mitchiner, South I, 269 (quarter pagoda) and 270 (fanam); Adams–; Album 32, lot 1757. Underlying luster. EF. Very rare.


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