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1150-1300 AD Paramara Malwa-India ExcelleSilver Billion Drachm Superb Condition2
$ 47.52
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Description
Struck at Omkara MonasteryObverse: Sassanian style bust
Reverse: stylized fire altar with mint name-unusual feature at the time.
Made after the large Sassanian silver drachms of Khushrau. Very stylized of Khushrau facing right, degraded inscription/Stylized fire altar with attendants on both sides. 14 mm, thick made of good silver - rare type, with a cross within the altar on the reverse. Early issue (not debased), VF, in an excellent condition. These coin were minted in northern India by the Rajput dynasties of Saurashtra and Gujarat and styled after the earlier Sassanian drachms.