Silver fanam (chuckram), Travancore Kingdom, 1700's-1800's, Southern India

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Degenerated Kali / Stylized boar. No inscriptions. 7mm, 0.36 grams. Travancore Kingdom mint or another mint on the Malabar coast. Krause C#1; Herrli #1.20.30. SKU X7417-43224

This type was issued in the Kingdom of Travancore in South India. Herrli states that tese fanams were minted during the reign of Raja Bala Rama Varma III (1813-1846) and probably for some time after, until c.1860. These coins probably represent a very debased form of a normal gold fanam, since many of these coins show a 4 to 6 karat gold content.


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