Indian Epigraphical Glossary c9.78

c9.78

gadyāṇa, a gold coin or weight; generally regarded as 48 ratis (about 88 grains) in weight; sometimes called ‘the gold gadyāṇa’; sometimes regarded as a coin like a farthing, equal to 1/4 or 1/5 of the paikamu (q.v.); regarded in some places as equal to 20 vals, 8 māṣas or 1/2 tola.