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¼ Unit - Kyaikkatha
| Issuer | Kingdom of Kyaikkatha (Mon Kingdoms) |
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| Year | 775-825 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a broad, stylized conch shell (sankha) rendered in a bold, schematic manner, enclosed within a raised circular border composed of large beads. The conch shell is depicted in profile with characteristic spiral whorl and flared opening, exhibiting the highly conventionalized artistic idiom typical of Mon coinage of the late 8th to early 9th century. The beaded border is prominent and well-defined, framing the central motif against an irregular, slightly concave field consistent with hammered production. No inscriptions or legends are present. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing an almost angular Srivatsa symbol, a sacred auspicious emblem rendered in a geometric, rectilinear style characteristic of late Mon coinage, with a stylized inner symbol at its core. Ancillary symbols appear above the Srivatsa in the upper field. To the right a simplified bhadrapitha (throne or pedestal motif) is depicted, while a swastika, representing auspiciousness, occupies the left field. The composition is tightly arranged within the irregular flan, with no encircling border or inscriptions, consistent with the hammered coinage of the Kyaikkatha Mon kingdom. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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