HERRLI 1.01.01 - 1.01.05

WEIGHT: 0.35G  DIAMETER ABOUT 6 MM

OBV. STYLIZED LION STANDING. THE TARAS OF BUKKA.  REV. THE BOAR WITH HIS TAIL UP DEVELOPED INTO A LAZY ‘J’. THE LEGS BECAME 3 ROWS OF 4 DOTS. ALSO KNOW TO BE CALLED THE CROCODILE FANAM, MOUSE FANAM, CANNON FANAM.

BUKKA’S TARAS BEAR SHORT INSCRIPTIONS IN NAGARI, KANNADA OR MALAYALIM SCRIPT – ALL 3 ARE LANGUAGES OF SOUTHERN INDIA.

THE VIR RAYA FANAM OF THE ERSTWHILE VIJAYNAGAR EMPIRE.  A LARGE NUMBER OF SUCH FANAMS REMAIN UNIDENTIFIED AND WE USUALLY ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTRIBUTE THEM TO A CLEARLY DEFINED REGION.

TRADERS WOULD TRAVEL WITH THE FANAMS IN THEIR MOUTH TO SAFEGUARD AGAINST THIEVES, BANDITS, ETC. THEY WOULD ALSO SLEEP WITH THE COINS IN THEIR MOUTH!

THE EDGE OF THE COIN WAS BITTEN/CUT OFF TO ASSESS THE CARAT OF THE GOLD AS WELL AS TO SIEVE AWAY THE FAKES.

                                               I BUY FANAMS FROM REPUTED AUCTION HOUSES ONLY.    EXTREMELY FINE CONDITION

SHIPS FROM INDIA BY REGISTERED INDIA POST  NO SHIPPING TO WAR DISTURBED AREAS