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Eastern Chalukyas, Rajaraja Narendra I&nbsp;(1019-1061 AD),&nbsp;Godavari Valley Region, Gold Fanam, AD 1042/RY 23, Obv:&nbsp;a caparisoned Varaha (Boar), the Chalukya insignia facing right, a sword/scepter above, Rev: Kannada numeral “23”, 0.4g, 6.3mm, (Unlisted &amp; Unpublished), superb quality, sharp and boldly struck, AU-UNC,&nbsp;<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-family:Mangal;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-language:HI;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-highlight:yellow;" lang="EN-US" dir="ltr">Exceedingly Rare.

<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;">Note:&nbsp;<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;">Rajaraja Narendra ruled the prosperous Vengi region between the Krishna and Godavari rivers, an area that played a pivotal role in the political and cultural interactions between the Deccan and <span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-highlight:yellow;">South India during the 11th century CE.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-highlight:yellow;">The present specimen is of exceptional historical and numismatic importance, bearing the Kannada numeral <span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-highlight:yellow;">“23”<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-highlight:yellow;">, denoting the regnal year of the ruler. It also displays a bold and well-defined <span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-highlight:yellow;">Varaha<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-highlight:yellow;"> motif on the obverse, the celebrated dynastic emblem that appears prominently on the coinage of the Eastern Chalukyas.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-highlight:yellow;">To the best of our knowledge, this represents the <span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-highlight:yellow;">first recorded specimen of its kind<span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-highlight:yellow;">, making it a significant discovery that broadens the corpus of Eastern Chalukya coinage and opens new avenues for future research. An important and historically significant issue from the Karnataka–Andhra region, it is undoubtedly a major rarity and a highly desirable acquisition for serious collectors of South Indian coinage.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>Being offered publicly for the first time in any auction.<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p>

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