Vijayanagara Empire, Venkatapathiraya II (15-16 Century AD)

Gold Varaha

Obverse: the god Venkateshwara standing below an ornamental arch facing forward, holding a discus (chakra) and a conch-shell (shankha) in two separate hands while another hand is in the abhayamudra gesture

Reverse: Nagari legend “Shri Ven/katagiri/shwara” in three lines with interlinear rules, legend is obscured due to heavy strike at obverse

Weight: 3.42g            Size: 11.94mm

Ref.: JONS. 230, Chandragiri coins of Aravidu Dynasty # Pl. 1)

gem uncirculated, Rare.