Coin Details
Country:
India
Dynasty:
Chalukya Dynasty
Ruler:
Jayasimha II (1015 - 1043)
Composition:
Gold
Description
Lion in Devanagari as well as other Indian languages is called \'Simha\' hence the combination of the pictorial Lion motif and the legend on the coin would read as \"(Coin of) Sri Jaya Simha\". Sri is an honorific titular prefix before the King\'s name as well as an epithet for Lakshmi, Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity.
Exquisite
Obv: 9 Punches - 5 punches of Lion facing left with mouth open, right leg and forepaw raised, tail upraised, 2 Sri and 2 Jaya, punched in Kannada script. Rev: Blank