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Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.4527

Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.4527

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c6.4527

*pāvisā* (EI 33), probably, Sanskrit *pāda-viṁśaka* (*viṁśopaka*); name of a coin; regarded as equal to five cowrie-shells; same as modern *paisā*. See *lohaḍiyā* and *dramma*.