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1 Fanam - Nagapatinam
| Issuer | Dutch East India Company (VOC) |
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| Year | 1785-1792 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Highly stylized and degenerate representation of the goddess Kali standing facing, rendered in a crude indigenous tradition typical of late fanam coinage. The figure is depicted frontally with schematic limbs and body, the design reduced over successive strikings to near-abstract geometric forms. A cluster of pellets occupies the lower central field, likely remnants of decorative or symbolic elements from earlier, more refined prototypes. The overall composition is contained within the round flan with no formal border or legend. |
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| Reverse description | Degenerate Nagari inscription reading 'Rama Raya', heavily stylized and reduced through repeated die copying to a near-abstract arrangement of strokes and curves. The legend, derived from earlier South Indian temple coinage traditions, is rendered in a crude, compressed form characteristic of late Dutch India fanam issues from Nagapatnam. Individual aksharas are discernible but significantly degraded, set within the plain round field with no border or additional ornament. |
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| Mintage | ND (1785-1792) - Nagapatnam mint |
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