Kadambas of Goa, attributed to Jayakeshi I, Gold Varaha- Gadyana, 4.29g, Obv: Composite an

Kadambas of Goa, attributed to Jayakeshi I, Gold Varaha- Gadyana, 4.29g, Obv: Composite animal made of lion with an Elephant trunk (Yali) facing left, Rev: Devnagari legend “Sri Malege Bhairava” with a Pashupata trident above, enclosed in a rayed circle (Mitch# 236, plate specimen, K Ganesh ‘Karnataka’ 6.7, plate specimen). Very fine, extremely rare. ‘Malege Bhairava’ or the Bhairava or ‘veritable destroyer of the hill countries’ was a title held by Jayakesi I and occurs on the seals accompanying his copper-plate charters. In many of his inscriptions a mention of ‘Bhairava gadynas’ is found an

Sold for ₹2,50,000

Auction: Auction #101 · Oswal Antiques · 2023-12-23 · Estimate: ₹ 250000 - ₹ 300000

Category: Medieval Bharat : Kadambas

View at the auction house ↗

CoinSchool Auction Archive
Realised prices for 450,000+ Indian & world coins from Todywalla, Classical Numismatic Gallery, Bombay Auctions, Virasat, Jain and Stephen Album sales.
Search the full archive free →