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2 Fanams - Shah Alam II
| Issuer | Madras Presidency |
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| Year | 1764-1807 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Stylized standing figure of the deity Vishnu (or a royal effigy in the Vishnu tradition) depicted frontally in the field, rendered in a highly schematic, archaic South Indian artistic style. The figure displays outstretched arms with attributes held in each hand, flanked by small pellets or decorative elements at the shoulders and sides. The overall design is characteristic of the hammered fanam coinage of the Madras Presidency, with the deity occupying the full oval flan. No legend or inscription is present on this side. |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Madras Mint |
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