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1 Fanam
| Issuer | Cochin, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1795-1850 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Stylized solar and lunar symbols rendered as a single dot above a crescent-like form, with an array of pellets arranged in quadrants across the field, representing the sun and moon motif traditional to Cochin coinage. The design is executed in a highly schematic and archaic style characteristic of South Indian gold fanams, with raised bosses and pellet groups filling the coin's surface. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized conch shell (shankha) depicted in profile, rendered as a curved tubular form with a row of pellets along its lower edge, set within a plain field. The conch is a sacred Hindu symbol closely associated with the royal iconography of the Cochin kingdom. The design is boldly executed in the primitive, schematic style typical of South Indian hammered gold fanams, with no surrounding legend or inscription. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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