India (ancient) Deccan Plateau Vishnukundin Empire
Æ Unit - Vishnukundin Empire (420-624) front Æ Unit - Vishnukundin Empire (420-624) back
Æ Unit - Vishnukundin Empire (420-624) photo
© Sujit
Æ Unit - Vishnukundin Empire (420-624) front Æ Unit - Vishnukundin Empire (420-624) back
© Sujit

Æ Unit - Vishnukundin Empire

 
Bronze 6 g 19 mm
Description
Issuer
 Vishnukundin Empire (Deccan Plateau)
Years
 420-624
Currency
 Rupee
Composition
 Bronze
Weight
 6 g
Diameter
 19 mm
Shape
 Round (irregular)
Demonetized
 Yes
Updated
 2024-10-10
References
Numista
 N#139376
Rarity index
 91%

Reverse

Conch shell between standards around ornamental borders.

Edge

Plain

Comment

The Vishnu kundin Empire was one of the Middle kingdoms of India, controlling the Deccan, Orissa (Odisha) and parts of South India between the 5th-6th centuries, growing by the decline of the Vakataka. In 514 the area south of the Krishna River fell to the Pallavas. The Chalukya king Pulakesi II conquest the eastern Deccan. His brother Kubja Vishnuvardhana was the Viceroy. But he declared the independence, beginning the Eastern Chalukya kingdom.