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INDIA, Medieval (Southern Deccan). Kadambas of Hangal. 12th-13th centuries AD. AV Pagoda (17mm, 4.32 g). Sri Hanuman seated facing, head right; conch and ankus at feet, nakara in Kannada in exergue / Floral spray within decorative border. Mitchiner, South I, 229-231; G&G 1. VF, earthen deposits.
From the Norman Frank Collection.
The Kadambas achieved autonomy in the Deccan under Chattadeva (980-1031). His grandson Toyimadeva (1048-1075) was the only ruler to strike named coinage. Anonymous pagodas and fanams were struck in the 12th-13th centuries, the dynasty ending with the expansion of the Delhi sultanate into the region in the early 1300s.
From the Norman Frank Collection.
The Kadambas achieved autonomy in the Deccan under Chattadeva (980-1031). His grandson Toyimadeva (1048-1075) was the only ruler to strike named coinage. Anonymous pagodas and fanams were struck in the 12th-13th centuries, the dynasty ending with the expansion of the Delhi sultanate into the region in the early 1300s.