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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Vijayanagara Empire
Title:Ramatanka Temple coin
Date Made:14th-17th Century
Type:Coin/Numismatic
Materials:Silver
Place Made:Asia; South India
Measurements:Overall: 27 mm (diameter); 1 1/16 in
Accession Number:  MH 2021.5.140
Credit Line:Gift of Julie Dupree Gill (Class of 1977) from the Dupree Collection
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Obverse: The monkey-god Hanuman flying through sku with a smooth faced sun. Legend above in Nagari "Hanamanka. Palm tree to right and ground below. Reverse: Ram and Sita on throne with Hanuman on right and Satrughna hoding umbrella at left. (Note: legend goes that Hanuman swallowed the sun when he was an infant).

Tags:
numismatics

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