Paramaras of Vidarbha, Jagadeva, Punch Marked Gold Pagoda, 12th Century CE

Ruler : Jagadeva
Era : (12 Century CE)
Dynasty : Paramaras
Denomination : Gold Pagoda
Weight :  3.65 grams
Diameter :  20.09 mm
Reference : (JONS. 200 Article by Bankar & Somkuwar)

Obverse :
Punch marks including a temple depiction of a human figure, possibly lord Shiva, the Nagari legend “Shri Jagadeva”, two punches of geometric ‘D’ symbols.

Reverse :
Blank.

Comment : 
This coin type had been assigned to the Chalukya king Jagadekamalla II by Chattopadhyaya, but has been recently reassigned by Chandrasekhar Gupta to the Paramaras of Vidarbha. Gupta did not note a very interesting aspect of this coin that strengthens his argument for attributing it to Jagadeva Paramara ... the symbol inside the spearhead (variously described as a fish, a lingam, a shrine, but which looks like a stick-figure human being to me!) is echoed in the coin of Jagadeva's son, Bhojadeva Paramara.