Peninsular Polities – Silaharas

 

Cat No

Obverse

Reverse

Provenance

Wt/Diam

Comments

 

three punches – two unread Kannada legends of two characters each on 'arms' and a running Garuda on the 'apex'

Oswal Auctions, sale 79, lot 176

0.49g

Feudatories of Chalukyas, Silaharas of Wai- Karad region, Gold "U" shaped Fanam, 

 

Garuda running right with Kannada legend

 

Oswal Auctions, sale 57, lot 34

0.50g

Silaharas of Wai- Karad region, Gold U-shaped Fanam, Unifaced "Garuda" type,

Mitch CHS I # 249

 

ornamented trident with sun & moon

raised dimple

Steve Album, sale 16, lot 913

NO weight given but should be ~0.7-0.8g

SILAHARAS OF KARAD: Anonymous, ca. 1050-1212, AV ¼ pagoda,

Mitch-246

 

Warrior / deity in a dancing posture, 

Stylized lotus

Oswal Auctions, sale 79, lot 177

0.11g

Feudatories of Chalukyas, Silaharas of Wai- Karad region, Unattributed Gold 1/4 Fanam- Haga,

 

Garuda with long beak running right holding snake in left hand

Kannada legend 'Ba' 

Oswal Auction 57, lot 36

0.29g

Silaharas of Wai- Karad region, Silver Tara

Mitch CHS I# 545

 

Degenerate Indo-Sasanian bust right 

Battle scene showing horseman trampling one victim underfoot, with the victim's sword lying below him; the horseman brandishes his sword at another victim to right. 

Triskeles sale 27, lot 477

4.18g

~14mm

12th century Billon gadhaiya paisa

It is attributed to the Silaharas of the Konkan, though Maheshwari assigns it to the Paramaras and suggests it was issued to celebrate their recovery of Malwa in c. 1190.

Deyell 167, MNI 649-652.