Lot 156

Hindu Medieval South India Kali Fanam Gold Fanam

Auction # 26 Lucknow (Online)


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Catalog Reference #
#
Metal Composition
Gold
Lot Grade/Condition
about very fine
Diameter
6.63 mm
Weight
0.38 gms
Denomination
Fanam
Calendar/Year
c. 17th-19th Century AD

Hindu Medieval, South India, Kali Fanam, (c. 17th-19th Century AD), Gold Fanam, 0.38 gms, 6.63 mm, Obverse: Highly Stylized lion, Reverse: Highly stylized Boar, Popularly identified as Kali fanam, these fanams are stylized copies of the Hoysala fanams that depicted lion and boar. These fanams circulated in south India during 17-19 century AD, about very fine, scarce.