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1 Pann - Amshuvarman
| Issuer | Licchavi Kingdom |
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| Year | 605-621 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A winged lion depicted in profile, rendered in the bold, archaic style characteristic of early Licchavi coinage. The creature is shown with wings spread, body facing right, occupying the central field of the flan. A royal legend in Brahmi script appears along the upper margin of the coin, reading 'Sryamsoh', serving as the issuer's dynastic inscription. The relief is high but worn, consistent with hammered copper coinage of the period. |
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| Reverse description | A winged lion depicted in profile facing right, rendered in a simplified, archaic style consistent with early medieval Nepalese hammered coinage. The figure occupies the central field with a border of raised pellets visible along the right margin. The relief is bold but somewhat flat due to the irregular flan and hammered technique, with no inscription or legend present on this side. |
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Amshuvarman ruled not as a Licchavi by blood but as a son-in-law who effectively displaced the dynasty from power, governing as chief minister before assuming the title of king outright. His reign over the Nepal Valley in the early 7th century coincided with significant diplomatic contact with Tibet, and his daughter Bhrikuti is credited in Tibetan tradition with carrying Buddhism to the court of Songtsen Gampo. That political and religious reach makes even minor copper issues from his administration historically consequential far beyond their face value.