Hindu Medieval Coinage ; Yadava of Devagiri Gold Padma Tanka ; Shri Ram Deva ; Weight : 3.84 Grams

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 Hindu Medieval Coinage ; Yadava of Devagiri Gold Padma Tanka ; Shri Ram Deva ;

Weight : 3.84 Grams
Obv : Five punches, punch of a lotus in the centre, two letters of Kannada letter ‘Shri’, one punch of ‘Shanka' or Conch and one punch of Devanagari legend ‘Shri Ram ’ with bow below.
Note : Yadavas of Devagiri had ruled the Indian regions of Maharashtra, North Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh around 850 to 1334 CE. The Feudatories of Yadava of Devagiri were Western Chalukyas.
Note : This gold pagoda is also called a padma tanka as it has a bold lotus (padma) in the center, which gives the coin its distinctive cup-shape.

In 1308, Rama Chandra used such gold coins to pay off the first Turkish invasions of the Deccan under Delhi sultan Alauddin Khilji. Khiji's general Malik Kafur returned to Delhi with massive gold booty, consisting largely of padma tankas. These were melted down to mint Delhi Sultanat gold coins.



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