Double Jittal - Tiruvannamalai Coin 1520-1610 AD

Double Jittal - Tiruvannamalai Coin (1520-1610 AD) - obverseDouble Jittal - Tiruvannamalai Coin (1520-1610 AD) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Empire of Vijayanagara (Indian Hindu Dynasties)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1520-1610
Value 2 Jitals
Currency Jital
Composition Copper
Weight 4.75 g
Diameter 16 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
353109
References MSI# 658
Michael Mitchiner; 1998. The Coinage and History of Southern India / Part 1. Karnataka, Andhra. Hawkins Publications, London, United Kingdom.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Garuda kneeling on one knee facing right with hands in praying position

Reverse

Twin peaked hill with crescent above. This twin peaked hill refers to Tiruvannamalai where the large Shiva (Arunachala) temple is situated at the foothill.

In this specimen, the left peak is the highest. There are other variations where the right peak is higher than the left.

Comments

These coins were probably minted during the Vijayanagar occupation of the south under the rule of Krishnadevaraya and Venkata II.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1520-1610) 

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