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INDIA. Vijayanagar. Sangama Dynasty. Pagoda, ND. Devaraya I (1406-22). NGC MS-61.
Fr-352; Vijayanagar-4.1; Mitchiner-450. Siva and Parvati seated facing; Reverse: Devanagari "Sri Pratapa Devaraya". After the death of his father Harihara II in 1404 a family dispute broke out over who would succeed the throne. Eventually Deva Raya II emerged victorious claiming the throne in 1406. He proved to be a capable ruler with military prowess who modernized the Vijayanagara army, supported irrigation works and was a patron of Kannada literature and architecture. Flashy and lustrous with the reverse struck a little off center.
Estimate: $200.00- $300.00
Fr-352; Vijayanagar-4.1; Mitchiner-450. Siva and Parvati seated facing; Reverse: Devanagari "Sri Pratapa Devaraya". After the death of his father Harihara II in 1404 a family dispute broke out over who would succeed the throne. Eventually Deva Raya II emerged victorious claiming the throne in 1406. He proved to be a capable ruler with military prowess who modernized the Vijayanagara army, supported irrigation works and was a patron of Kannada literature and architecture. Flashy and lustrous with the reverse struck a little off center.
Estimate: $200.00- $300.00