INDIA, Independent States. Vijayanagar. Venkatapiraya III. 1630-1641. AV Half Pagoda (14mm, 2.00 g, 12h). Venkateśwara type, local imitation.Electronic Auction 516 World, Gold Sold For $ 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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INDIA, Independent States. Vijayanagar. Venkatapiraya III. 1630-1641. AV Half Pagoda (14mm, 2.00 g, 12h). Venkateśwara type, local imitation. Venkateśwara standing facing beneath arched canopy / śri pra/tapa rama/raya in Devanagari. Ramesan –; Ganesh & Giripathy, Vijayanagar –; Mitchiner, South I, 832; MNI –; Adams Collection –; Album 39, lot 2868 (same dies); CNG E-497, lot 672 (same dies). Light die rust, areas of weak strike. VF. Rare. The CNG example hammered for $1300. |