Lot # 142 - A Very Rare Gold Varaha Coin of Achyutharaya of Tuluva Dynasty of Vijayanagara Empire, an Ornamented Gandaberunda double headed eagle.
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Start Price 22000 | Estimated Price 22000-25000 |
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Denomination | Gold Varaha | Metal | Gold | |
Full Description: Vijayanagara Empire, Tuluva Dynasty, Achyutharaya (1530-1542 CE), Gold Varaha, Obv: rear-view of an ornamented Gandaberunda, or a double-headed eagle, flying upward its wings and feathers are bejeweled, in each of its two beaks and two claws are fully grown tusker elephants and the heads have a crest, Rev: Nagari legend "Shri Pra/ta pa chyu ta/ra ya" in three lines with interlinear rules, 3.40g, 10.55mm, (Mitch. K&A # 671-672/Dr. M. Girijapathi # 220), choice very fine, Very Rare. |