Item 114 out of 771
Lot # 114 - Gold Half Varaha Coin of Venkatapathiraya II of Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara Empire.
Gold Half Varaha Coin of Venkatapathiraya II of Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara Empire.
Gold Half Varaha Coin of Venkatapathiraya II of Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara Empire. Gold Half Varaha Coin of Venkatapathiraya II of Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara Empire.
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DenominationGold 1/2 VarahaMetalGold
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Vijayanagara Empire, Aravidu Dynasty, Venkatapathiraya II (15-16 Century CE), Gold 1/2 Varaha, Obv: the god Venkateshwara standing below an ornamental arch facing forward, holding a discus (chakra) and a conch-shell (shankha) in two separate hands while another hand is in the abhayamudra gesture, Rev: Nagari legend “Shri Ven/katagiri/shwara” in three lines with interlinear rules, 1.8g, 10.09mm, (JONS. 230, Chandragiri coins of Aravidu Dynasty # Pl. 4), about extremely fine, Rare.