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BURMA. Kingdom of Hamsavati. Circa 5th-6th centuries. Unit (Silver, 24 mm, 9.43 g, 5 h), Anonymous. Sankh (conch shell); around, circle of pellets. Rev. Yupa within srivatsa temple; below, two pellets. Mitchiner, South 518. Struck in high relief. Good very fine.
From the collection of J. Knudsen, formed from the late 1970s to the late 1990s.
The beautiful conch on the obverse of this lovely issue is a symbol of the Hindu God Vishnu. The reverse, on the other hand, shows a yupa, a Vedic sacrificial pillar, in the shape of a srivatsa, the legendary mark on the chest of Vushnu, within a large temple.
From the collection of J. Knudsen, formed from the late 1970s to the late 1990s.
The beautiful conch on the obverse of this lovely issue is a symbol of the Hindu God Vishnu. The reverse, on the other hand, shows a yupa, a Vedic sacrificial pillar, in the shape of a srivatsa, the legendary mark on the chest of Vushnu, within a large temple.