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drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 04/01/2017 11:22 pm Next is a tiny "Panam". This is made of 400mg of gold. The weight standard of this gold panam so was well maintained that this was used a measure of weight of gold. Locally this weight is known as one "panamida". (Panamida=panam+ida;Ida=edai meaning weight, the word having come from Tamil language) Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 04/06/2017 02:05 am (Sree Chitra Tirunal Balaramavarma (1931-1947) Here is a tiny coin "one cash". One the obverse, there is the dynastic crest of Travancore Conch (with clockwise spiralling). This conch has one and a half winds and is 0.6gm. (There is another variety of lesser weight with different configuration of Conch). One the reverse, denomination is written "oru kaasu" in Malayalam script. Edited by drnsreedhar 04/06/2017 02:07 am Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 04/15/2017 12:20 pm Here is the other variety, lesser in weight and with two and a half wind of the Conch shell. Edited by drnsreedhar 04/15/2017 12:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 04/18/2017 3:31 pm Four Cash coin BRV Monogram represents "Bala Rama Varma" Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 04/21/2017 2:45 pm Eight Cash of the same ruler Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 04/27/2017 2:09 pm One Chukram. Balarama Varma issued Chukram coins with his effigy. Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 04/30/2017 07:22 am There is an interesting variant to this coin. In M.E 1114 ie. A.D.1938-39, Sree Chitra Tirunal issued coins bearing the date. Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 05/06/2017 12:07 am Here is coin "One fanam" locally called panam. It was equal to 64 cash = 4 Chukram. Seven of these fanams went into one rupee. Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 05/09/2017 2:15 pm A quarter rupee Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 05/13/2017 2:24 pm Half rupee coin Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 05/24/2017 11:52 am VIJAYANAGARA During 13th and 14th centuries, South India used get frequently invaded by Muslim rulers from Delhi. In the Deccan a Hoysala commander created the Kampili kingdom near Gulbarga . Delhi Sultanate demolished Kampili as well. Eight years later, in 1336 Vijayanagara Kingdom emerged from the ruins of the Kampili kingdom. The Sultanates in central India united against Vijayanagara in January 1565 that resulted in Battle of Talikota. Aliya Rama Raya was killed in the Battle of Talikota. Followingly Tirumala Deva Raya started the Aravidu dynasty and founded the new capital Penukonda.Tirumala divided his kingdom to his three sons to abdicate in 1572. He died in 1578. The Aravidu dynasty continued to rule some territory until 1646. Their extinction resulted from wars with the Sultanates. Many kingdoms in South India became independent . Important among them are.Mysore, Nayaks of Madurai, Tanjore, Chitradurga and Gingee . RULERS Harihara I 1336-1354 Bukka Raya I 1354-1377 Harihara II 1377-1404 Virupaksha 1404-1405 Bukka Raya II 1405-1406 Deva Raya I 1406-1422 Veera Vijaya 1422-1423 Deva Raya II 1423-1446 Vijayaraya II 1446-1447 Mallikarjuna raya 1447-1465 Virupaksha II 1465-1486 Saluva Narasimha 1486-1493 Narasimha raya II 1493-1505 Tuluva Narasa Nayaka 1497-1503 Vira Narasimha 1503-1509 Krishna Deva Raya 1509-1530 Achyuta raya 1530-1542 Sadasiva Raya 1542-1568 Tirumala Deva Raya 1569-1572 Sriranga I 1572-1586 Venkata II 1586-1614 Sriranga II 1614-1615 Rama Deva Raya 1615-1633 Venkata III 1633-1646 Sriranga III 1642-1685 Legend in Devanagari script "chalama raya" Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189142 Posts	Posted 05/24/2017 2:11 pm Thank you for that interesting information for historical context. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 05/27/2017 1:32 pm Thank you jbuck for your post. I am sorry that I am unable to post the coins of Vijayanagara chronologically. It will take lot of time to correctly attribute some of the coins and arrange them chronologically. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189142 Posts	Posted 05/28/2017 12:10 am Quote: I am sorry that I am unable to post the coins of Vijayanagara chronologically. It will take lot of time to correctly attribute some of the coins and arrange them chronologically. I would not worry about it. We appreciate what you can do. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 05/29/2017 11:59 pm Quote: We appreciate what you can do. Thanks a lot jbuck. I was hesitating a bit to post Vijayanagara coins. Now I will. Report this Post to the Staff
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