Rare gold fanam, Padmanabhapuram? or Rajas of Kandy, S. India, 1500s, H#1.16.08

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Very stylized images of Lion / Boar. 8mm, 0.40 grams. Unknown mint (possibly Padmahabhapuram) in the extreme South India or in Sri Lanka. Hans Harrli "Gold Fanams"  #1.16.08. SKU x341-52400

These Vira Raya type fanams are found generally in the extreme South India and in Sri Lanka. The location of the mint where these were struck is unknown - it is sometimes assumed they were struck in Padmanabhapuram or elsewhere in Southern Venad, and imported to Sri Lanka through trade. This particular type was a prototype for the silver fanams of the Rajas of Kandy in the late 1400's or 1500's, and this gold fanam was possibly struck by them. The weight of these fanams is unusually high (0.40 grams or slightly heavier, some 10% heavier than the normal fanams), also indicating an early date.


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