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1 Fanam - Nayaks of Chitradurga
| Issuer | Nayaks of Chitradurga |
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| Year | 1588-1779 |
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| Weight | 0.38 g |
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| Obverse description | Viraraya-type design featuring a stylized shield or throne motif in the center of the field, rendered in the highly schematic manner characteristic of South Indian hammered gold fanams. A central device, possibly representing a crowned figure or emblem, is enclosed within a U-shaped form. The border is adorned with a row of small raised pellets arranged around the circumference. |
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| Mintage | ND (1588-1779) |
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The Nayaks of Chitradurga began as polygar chieftains under Vijayanagara overlordship before asserting effective independence following the catastrophic defeat at Talikota in 1565. The fanam was the standard small-denomination gold unit across much of south India throughout this period, and Chitradurga's issues circulated in a region constantly contested between the declining Vijayanagara successor states, the Bahmani Sultanate's fragments, and later Mysore under Hyder Ali, who finally extinguished the Nayak line in 1779.