| Spink > Auction 23127 | Auction date: 28 November 2023 |
| Lot number: 9601 Price realized: 120 GBP (Approx. 151 USD / 138 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: (x) South India, Karnataka, late Hoysala/early Vijayanagar (c. 10-17th century), gold Viraraya Fanam, lion (sardula) standing right, under crescent, rev. stylised Viraraya design, 0.38g (Mitchiner, Southern India, Part 1, 324; Krishna (MAR 1929) pl. 9, nos. 8-10), good very fine; Copper Unit, 1.37g, elephant, rev. ornamental floral scroll, (cf. Mitch, Karnataka 200), about very fine; Nayaks of Chitradurga, (c. 1565-1779) gold Viraraya Fanam (6), crescent now tall and lion narrow, rev. Viraraya design, 0.37g; 0.37g; 0.37g; 0.38g; 0.38g; 0.37g (Herrli, Fanams 1.04), one of centre and another with edge crack, yet mostly pleasingly struck, very fine to extremely fine; Dutch East India Company, Negapatnam silver Fanam, 0.76g, stylised figure of Kali, rev. recumbent J, OC above, (KM 30), clear strike, good very fine (9). A Gentleman's Collection of Sri Lankan Coins - Part III ii) Copper Unit: At this period copper coins were not being struck for use in Karnataka, as noted by Mitchiner it is therefore believed types such as these were struck for use circulated in Tamilnadu. Estimate: £120 - £150 |  |
