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पावीसा (pAvIsA)

 
Indian Epigraphical Glossary
English
pāvīsā (EI 33), probably, Sanskrit pāda-viṃśaka (viṃśopaka)
name of a coin
regarded as equal to five cowrie-shells
same
as modern paisā. See lohaḍiyā and dramma.
pāvīsā, (1/20) of a lohaḍiyā
same as Sanskrit pāda-viṃśaka
(°viṃśatika or °viṃśopaka) and modern paisā (q. v.).