India: Malwa-Gadhaiya Derivative Coinage (c. 1200-1302 AD), Billon Gadhaiya Paisa, "Sri Omkarah"

Malwa-Gadhaiya Derivative Coinage (c. 1200-1302 AD), Billon Gadhaiya Paisa, "Sri Omkarah" type, Deyell 176 (4.4 g, 15 mm)

These coins were probably issued from the Monastery of Omkara Mandhata (Omkareshwar temple) in Malwa.

Obverse: Highly stylized head facing right, fish hook shaped nose with circle above. Devanagari "Ja" on left

Reverse: Fire altar With Devanagari "Sir Om/karah" in center

 

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INDIA, CHALUKYAS of GUJARAT (1030 - 1120 A.D.)
AR Drachm (gadhaiya paisa)
O: Degenerate Indo-Sasanian style bust right, sun and moon (crown?) above.
R: Stylized fire altar, sun (consisting of rosette of dots) above left, crescent moon above right.
4.4g
17mm
Deyell 158, Mitchiner Non-Islamic 427

 

Here is my only ex:
Malwa
AV Tanka AH841 Shadiabad Mint
Mahmud Shah I 1436-69
ex: Triton XVIII Adams Coll.

 

wow!

 

Very nice!......
Silver drachm of the Paramaras of Malwa, c. 1150 - 1300 CE (12MM / 4.32 gr)
Mint- Omkara Mandhata Monastery, Malwa;
Obverse: Degenerated Indo-Sasanian style bust, Brahmi letter "ja" in left field, circle in front of bust .
Reverse: Crude fire altar with legend Sri Omkara on shaft.
MNI 436-440

 

Cool version, @Amit Vyas

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@Alegandron.......Really like the abstract late style types, yours is a very nice example........Love the way the nose changes angle and extends, a bit 'Pinocchio'ish' (Does that word exist?!)
@Amit Vyas.....As you know there are a few types in this series with different symbols depicted above the nose, triangle , flower etc.....The Op coin is really nice with a full 'Omkara' reverse.....Cool pick up!
The main man on the Gad series is @Finn235, he has got an AMAZING collection, hopefully he'll chime in.

 

Thank you for the comments.
LOL, as far as the coined word, yeah, you can make up ANY word in the bizarre English language!
My gosh, my kids used to BURP sentences to me!

 

Nice coin @Amit Vyas . Here is my only Malwa.

Medieval India
Paramaras of Malwa
BI Gadhaiya Paisa, struck ca. mid-13th century AD
Dia.: 12.5 mm
Wt.: 3.9 g
Obv.: Stylized bust right
Rev.: Stylized fire altar on raised platform surrounded by dots and lines

 

Noooo, @Curtisimo ... you have the wrong attribution!

That is "ALIEN HOLDING BABY, family in background proudly looking on. A couple of them are floating around."

 

Nice example!

And thanks @Spaniard for the mention! I do indeed have a number of these although apparently only a few imaged - I'll post what I have here.

First, I really cannot understate how helpful Maheshwari's book "Imitations in Continuity" is for anyone seriously pursuing any of the Indo-Sassanian coinages. I have my disagreements with many of his assertions, but his study is enormously helpful in getting a grasp on the series and their almost endless variants.

He argued that due to the apparently very large issuance of the Omkara coins, that they were most likely made by one or several kings who wished to remain anonymous, and chose instead to honor the nearby Omkareshwar monastery. He also provided a handy table to chart the different types:


I'm still in the organizational stage for my own attribution scheme, but it was very helpful to see both variants that I have never encountered on the market, as well as his analysis of the silver content by variant.

The malwa type has actually four different reverse types:

Regular fire altar


Horseman scene


Om only


And Sri Omkara


The letter behind the head can either be Ja like on the above, or much less commonly, Ma