Sripura (Archaeological Survey)

by Bikash Chandra Pradhan | 2011 | 37,938 words

This study examines the Archaeological remains of Sripura from the period A.D. 650-800, revealing all varieties of archaeological materials, viz., art and architecture, coins, copper plate and stone epigraphic records and seals etc. highlighting the history and cultural heritage of Shripura. This ancient city was the capital of South Koshala under ...

List of coins of the Sarabhapuriyas

[Puratan, op. cit., p. 52 ff.] (Mishra, D.B.: History of West Odisha, p. 269, Cuttack, 2010.)

A complete list of coins of the Sarabhapuriyas discovered till date has been given as follows:

1 Khariar Hoard
(Raipur district, M.P.)
Mahendraditya - 54
2 Pitaiband Hoard
(Raipur district, M.P.)
Mahendraditya - 46
a) Kramaditya - 03
3 Rainwan Hoard
(Raipur district, M.P.)
Prasannamatra - 49
4 Kulia Hoard
(Durg districit, M.P.)
a) Mahendraditya - 25
b) Nalaking - 05
5 Bhandara Hoard
(Chandrapur district, Maharashtra)
a) Mahendraditya - 01
b) Prasannamatra - 11
6 Berhampur Hoard
(Cuttack district, Orissa)
a) Prasannamatra - 47
b) Visnugupta – the last known king of the Imperial Gupta dynasty) - 01
7 Khariair Hoard
(Nawapara district, Orissa)
a) Mahendraditya - 05
b) Kramaditya - 01
8 Budhigarh Find
(Madanpur-Kalahandi district,Orissa)
Mahendraditya - 01
9 Nehna Hoard
(Nawapara district, preserved in Sambalpur University Museum)
Prasannamatra - 04
10 In the museum of J.P. Singh Deo Prasannamatra - 07
11 In the museum of J.P. Singh Deo Discovered from Maraguda - 02
12 Orissa State museum Prasannamatra - 06
13 In the possession of S.K. Saraswati Prasannamatra - 02
14 Published by L.P. Pandey Prasannamatra - 02
15 Nagpur Museum Prasannamatra - 06


In addition to the repousse gold coins listed above, the coins of other metals of the dynasty may be given as :

16 Tala (Bilaspur district, Chattisgarh) Prasannamatra Silver coin - 01
17 Tala Prasannamatra Copper coin - 01
18 In the collection of S.K. Pandey Prasannamatra Lead coin - 05
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