Lot 1417
India - Southern Deccan, Kakatiyas of Warangal. Gold Gadyana (3.91 g), ca. 1050-1100. Eight punches around a central punch depicting a boar standing left, with sun and moon above; outer punches: Kannada letter 'Shri' (x2), six-petal lotuses (x4), Kannada legend Koma and Kannada legend Lenka. Reverse: Incuse of obverse. See Classical Numismatic Gallery 38 (24 April 2021), 251. As struck. Estimated Value $3,000 - UP
It would seem that Koma Lenka was a feudatory ruler under the Kakatiyas of Waranga, perhaps ruling during the reign of Prola I (ca. 1052-1076).
|
| |
| Unsold |
