[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) › c9.78 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c9.78 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c9.78 - **Language:** English ### [c9.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.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. - [Previous: c9.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.77) - [Next: c9.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.79) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c9.78) · Pramāṇa