The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c18.78

v1.c18.78

The rising power of the Gāhaḍavālas in the reign of Madanapāla is probably illustrated by his issue of coins of the ‘bull and horsemen type’ in billon (or copper) and base silver. On the obverse of these is the figure of a horseman with the legend *Madanapāla-deva*, *Madana*, *Mada*, or sometimes *Śrī-Ma*; on the reverse, a recumbent bull and the legend *Mādhava-Śrī-Sāmanta*, *Mādhava-Śrī-Sām*, *Sāmanta*, or simply *Mādha*.³