Medieval Goa, Interregnum in Kadamba period, Gold Gadyana, 4.39g, in the name of Mayindeva, cyclic year: Manmatha’, Obv: Lion facing left with gaping mouth. Cyclic year mentioned in Nagari to left, Rev: Nagari legend in four lines “Shri Saptako/ tiswara Charana Labdha vara / …Mayindeva”. Very fine, extremely rare.
Mayindeva was most likely an appointee of the Yadavas in the region of Goa and North Karnataka. Around 1235, he rebelled against his masters and re-established the Kadambas in Goa, as indicated by his title “Kadamba-Rāya-Sthāpanā-Ācharya” mentioned in the Nagadeva Copperplate, discovered in the erstwhile Sawantwadi state. The king installed on the throne by Mayindeva was most likely Shashthadeva III. This insurgency was put down by the Yadava king Mahadeva, almost 40 years later.