Item 94 out of 549
Lot # 94 - Gold Half Varaha Coin of Venkatapathiraya III of Vijayanagara Empire.
Gold Half Varaha Coin of Venkatapathiraya III of Vijayanagara Empire.
Gold Half Varaha Coin of Venkatapathiraya III of Vijayanagara Empire. Gold Half Varaha Coin of Venkatapathiraya III of Vijayanagara Empire.
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Start Price 12000 Estimated Price 12000-15000
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DenominationGold 1/2 Varaha MetalGold
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Vijayanagara Empire, Aravidu Dynasty, Venkatapathiraya III (16 Century CE), Gold ½ Varaha, Obv: the god Venkateshwara standing under an ornamental arch facing forward, holding a discus (chakra) and a conch-shell (shankha) in two separate hands, while another hand makes the abhayamudra gesture, Rev: the Nagari legend "Shri Chalama Venkata raya" in three lines with interlinear rules, 1.71g, 11.02mm, (Dr. M. Girijapathi # 393), almost centrally struck, XF-UNC, Very Rare in this condition.