History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c18.s1.t3.39

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Some copper and gold coins of Govindacandra have been discovered in northern India. Of these the latter are more abundant, for in 1887 Nanpara in the Bahraich district of U. P. alone yielded a hoard of 800 gold *Drammas*. They have a large percentage of alloy, and their fabric is also very rude, which apparently indicates a period of financial stringency. On the reverse they have a seated goddess with four arms as on those of Gāṅgeyadeva Cedi; on the obverse, the legend “Śrīmad Govindacandra” (in some “deva” is added), followed by the representation of a *Triśūl*.¹ The fact that they are copied from the coins of Gāṅgeya-Deva-Cedi is important, since it confirms the Cedi connections with the north during the period of anarchy.