Early Medieval Bharat ; Nolambas of Nolambavadi, Circulation Era: 8th – 11th Century CE ; PMC (Punch Marked Coin) ; Gadyana ; Weight: 3.82 Grams ; Gold Unit ; Extremely Fine+ ;

Description

Early Medieval Bharat ; Nolambas of Nolambavadi, Circulation Era: 8th – 11th Century CE ; PMC (Punch Marked Coin) ; Gadyana ; Weight: 3.82 Grams ; Gold,
Extremely Fine+ ;
Note : This is particularly a much rarer type that replaces the punch of Kannada legend: Nanni with a punch of Ankusha (Elephant goad).

Obverse: Total nine punches.
5 x punches of recumbent Nandi to right with Sun & Moon 🌙 (Crescent) above.
2 x punches of Kannada letter: Shri.
1 x punch of Kannada legend: NoLamBa.
1 x punch of Ankusha (Elephant goad). This type replaces the punch of Kannada legend: Nanni.
Reverse: Uni-faced.

P.S: The Nolambas were initially a minor Southern Indian Dynasty, they ruled for almost 350 years. Later during their reign they emerged & flourished with the mighty Rashtrakutas Dynasty in the 9th & 10 Centuries CE as their feudatories.
They ruled the region called Nolambavadi with their capital at Hemavati, now in Ananthpur district of present-day Andhra Pradesh. They were perhaps one the earliest dynasties to reintroduce the punch mark technique on gold coins. The title ‘Nolamba’ was used by multiple kings.
The rulers of the Nolamba dynasty are commonly known as ‘Nolambavadi’.