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Lot # 52 - Very Rare U Shaped Gold Fanam Coin of Shilaharas of Kolhapur.
Very Rare U Shaped Gold Fanam Coin of Shilaharas of Kolhapur.
Very Rare U Shaped Gold Fanam Coin of Shilaharas of Kolhapur. Very Rare U Shaped Gold Fanam Coin of Shilaharas of Kolhapur.
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Shilaharas of Kolhapur (Feudatories of Chalukyas of Kalyana) (10-12 Century CE), Gold Fanam (U Shaped), Obv: three punches consisting of a Garuda running to the right in the exergue, Kannada letter "Ude" on the right arm and legend "Kara" on the left arm, Rev: uniface, 0.49g, 8.58mm, (Mitch. K&A # 249), about extremely fine, Very Rare.

Note: 'Udekara' most likely refers to the invocation of the goddess Mahalakshmi at Kolhapur.