BHADRAPUR, JAN 07 - A copper coin dating to over 1000 years, has been discovered from the ruins of a historical Gadhi fort of the pre-medieval era situated beyond the river bank in Musikot, the district headquarters of the remote mountainous district Rukum, in western Nepal.
The obverse side of this coin contains two circular objects in the middle with script on the outer part, near the edge. The reverse side of the coin holds the inscribed words deciphered as the Kutila script, which reads, "Gandeb", according to archaeologist Uddhab Acharya.
"Since Kutila script was in vogue during the initial period of the medieval era, the coin discovered must date back to 1000 years," contends Acharya.
It is learnt that a responsible government officer who had been posted to Musikot 10 years ago had recovered this coin from the ruins of a fort during one of his visits to the site. The discoverer of the artefact, who does not want his name to be published, has through his retired friend of Chandragadhi-5, Lekhnath Niraula, shown the coin to The Kathmandu Post, and provided a photocopy of it. According to the discoverer of the coin, the locals of Gadhi region who had found these coins had been moulding them into utensils rather than saving them as an invaluable asset.Posted on: 2004-01-08 03:35

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