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Lot No.249
AUC38
Hindu Coins of Medieval India
Auction Date: 24-04-2021
Gold
Kakatiyas of Warangal, gold punch-marked gadyana, repousse fabric, (900-1000 AD), 3.73g, 30.23mm. Obv: Nine punches struck deeply on a very thin flan, a boar facing right with sun and moon above in the centre, 2x letter 'Shri' twice in one punch, 4 x dotted lotus syembols, 1x Kannada legend in two lines Manda/ lika and 1x Kannada legend Kesari.
Extremely fine, Extremely rare.
Most likely an issue of Gunda IV (955-995 AD), an early Kakatiya ruler who ruled as a feudatory of the Rashtrakutas. The title 'Mandalika Kesari' (lion amongst feudatories) might refer to the heroics of Gunda IV, who is known to have “beheaded all his enemies” from an inscriptional mention.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 3,50,000-4,50,000
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