Item 73 out of 774
Lot # 73 - Very Rare Gold Half Varaha Coin of Venkatapathiraya III of Vijayanagara Empire.
Very Rare Gold Half Varaha Coin of Venkatapathiraya III of Vijayanagara Empire.
Very Rare Gold Half Varaha Coin of Venkatapathiraya III of Vijayanagara Empire. Very Rare Gold Half Varaha Coin of Venkatapathiraya III of Vijayanagara Empire.
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DenominationGold 1/2 VarahaMetalGold
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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 two interlinear rules, 1.72g, 10.59mm, (Dr. M. Girijapathi # 393), centrally struck, almost uncirculated, Very Rare in this condition.