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Avanti Deva (AD. 1163 - 1170)Avantideva son of Parmanuka followed his father to the throne in 1163.AD. He used to strike his name as "Aadityadeva" on coins. He died in 1170.AD and was followed by Boppadeva. 
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 I have posted all the attributed coins of Hindu rulers that I hold. Please feel free to add, correct or comment. Edited by drnsreedhar
08/01/2016 3:16 pm
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no comments but just appreciation for your threads.
awsome info and great compilations.
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Thanks a lot dohcollector!
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Jayasimha (AD. 1128 - 1154)Son of Sussala.He followed his father to the throne when he was murdered. A scarce coin, it is very difficult to get these in good condition  
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I have a similar piece shown below, but not exactly the same.Could you identify it and state if it is common or scarce?   |
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@worldnumis:)Harsha deva(AD.1089-1101). The letter on the left of the figure of seated goddess Lekshmi is "Ha" and on the right there is a joint syllable "rsha". Other side shows a degenerated figure of standing king. These coins show influence of Kushana and Indo-Sassanian designs. Earlier Kings issued coins where the figures were neatly struck.Earlier Kings issued coins where the figures were neatly struck. Later issues started to degenerate figures until it became difficult to identify the standing and sitting figures properly.  Reverse figure needs to be rotated about 150 degrees CCW.The figure is to be understood as a "standing king".  Your coin is a scarce one. All coins of Hindu kings of Kashmir are scarce especially in good condition. Comparatively less scarce among them are Harsha, Samgrama Kalasa and Didda. A reference to one of my earlier posts in this thread is here http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...ATED_opt.jpg
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10/07/2016 12:36 am
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Thank you for the attribution. Your posts are truly outstanding and informative.
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Welcome worldnumis. Always happy to help.
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10/08/2016 12:14 am
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A coin of Kshemagupta (950-958.AD)Kshemagupta was a debauch ruler who married Didda of Lohara dynasty. He is said to have heavily depended on his wife and his coins bear legend that can be read as "Di Kshema". This is interpreted as "DiddaKshema" by some. There is an opinion that this could have been a joint issue. But Didda assumed independent power only by 980.AD and ruled for 23 years thence.  
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@drnsreedhar, thank you again for these threads. They are truly amazing. Also, thank you for consistently outlining the inscription letters in false color for us to learn. I wonder, on this recently posted piece from Kshemagupta and perhaps his wife, what are the other objects pictured on the coin? On the obv, it looks somewhat like the degenerate "standing king". On the other hand, it also sorta looks like the fake nose and mustache that come attached to those Groucho Marx glasses...  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Thank you Spence for the post.Great imagination!! (Hats off).  In the coin of Kshema Gupta, the title "Kshema" is on the obverse to the right side of Goddess Lekshmi in sitting posture. Her skirting robe is seen on the bottom like the "moustache", body like the "nose" and there are two rings on either side of her face like the "spectacles".(And that makes it spectacular!)  On the other side it is a standing figure of the King. The funny part is that standing figures of all the kings look alike. It may be as a representation of the king's position rather than his self. The pattern has evolved from the Kushana and the Sassanian coins. But they differ between rulers whereas Kashmir coins do not. In the case early rulers, the figures were better struck. When it came to later ones, both the figures degenerated to such an extent that even differentiating between the standing and the sitting figures became impossible. This leaves us with a single option for ruler attribution and that is the legend. Hope this gets some parts of your doubt cleared. Will try to post more as soon as further information is available. Thank you.
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Ok awesome thanks for the explanation! And thank you for indulging my puerile humor.
It is interesting to me how the king standing/sitting seems to have overemphasized hands and feet. Perhaps this is part of the degeneration process. Either way, on many of these, there appears to be one fish under each hand. This is quite visible on the most recent coin posted, but also on several others further back on this thread. Perhaps these two features were originally arm rests of the throne? Or maybe the king originally held some item in both hands?
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Toramana-2 ruled around seventh Century. On the obverse, there is the standing figure of the king and legend "Toramana" and on the reverse, there is the sitting deity with legend "Jayada"   |
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