[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Indian Epigraphical Glossary](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966) › c6.4527 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.4527 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.4527 - **Language:** English ### [c6.4527](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.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\*. - [Previous: c6.4526](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4526) - [Next: c6.4528](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4528) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4527](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.4527) · Pramāṇa