2016-10-05 Wed

Devagiri is the ancient name of Daulatabad. Yadavas of Devgiri ruled from 850 - 1334 AD and they were also known as Seuna or Sevuna.

Krishnadeva (1247-1261) one of the rulers of this dynasty issued a gold Gadayana coin. The obverse has a lotus in the centre and sankha below. There is Kannada inscription which reads as “Sri” and Devanagari legend “Sri Kanha(ra). The Reverse depicts an archer striking a man with an arrow. Inscription in Devanagari is seen below, which is not legible.

Most of the Gadayana gold coin has a lotus motif at the centre. Do you think it was their royal emblem?

This unique bilingual coin got sold for INR 6,50,000 at Classical Numismatic Gallery, Ahmadabad.