Shilaharas of Thane / Konkan as feudatories of the Kalyani Chalukyas attributed to Aparaditya I, Punch Marked Gold Gadyana, 3.75g, Uniface, Nine punches – 1 x anthropomorphic Garuda with beaked nose running to right, 4 x lion facing right, 2 x Kannada letter ‘Shri’, 1 x Kannada letter A, 1 x Kannada legend Para on obverse (K Ganesh ‘Karnataka’ 5.53, plate specimen). Very fine+, extremely rare in this grade and rarity.
Ganesh attributes this coin to the Kalahcuris. However, the legend ‘Apara’ and the central punch of the Garuda suggests a Shilahara attribution. It is likely that the coin was struck when the Shilaharas of North Konkan expanded their domain into the South at the expense of Shilaharas of South Konkan and the Kadambas of Goa.