Need Help Identifying Small South Indian Silver Coin (Hoysala Or Dutch?)

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Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 635 Posts	Posted 01/02/2018 11:23 am This coin weighs 0.31 g and has a diameter of 8.5 mm. One side looks similar to a Hoysala silver tara and the other side looks similar to a Dutch Cochin 2 puttun or a silver fanam, but I haven't been able to identify this coin better than that. Any help will be appreciated. Edited by Seeker55 01/02/2018 6:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 01/02/2018 11:31 am I believe this one is Dutch Cochin, but I could be wrong. Size and weight seem right, but it should be gold? Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 01/02/2018 12:58 pm They exist in copper too https://www.zeno.ru/search.php?searchid=347117 Or even as replica (similar): https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=19133 I think it looks strange. Do you know something about the provenance Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 01/02/2018 1:14 pm My first thought was Dutch India, but the first side on those ones look less... person-like. Maybe a fanam from the Vijayanagara Empire? The one on this page has the closest matching fanam I could find. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 01/02/2018 2:54 pm w/ Joseph, that Fanam looks like an exact match, Numista example is a bit offset. Weight and size are within reach Edited by Crazyb0 01/02/2018 2:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 635 Posts	Posted 01/02/2018 6:21 pm Yes I agree it's certainly a very close match to the gold fanam of the Nayaks of Chitradurga from the Vijayanagara Empire, so will put that down for an attribution. Looking at it closely it certainly looks like tarnished silver more than gold, and I don't want to dip it to remove the tarnish, because it has a nice patina. Perhaps it's a late, debased gold-silver alloy, or if they struck some in copper maybe they struck some in silver too? As for provenance, the coins I have came from many sources without records of previous ownership so I'm afraid there isn't any. Many thanks for all your help! Report this Post to the Staff
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