Sculptural Parallels in the Coinage of Vijayanagar
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The coinage of Vijayanagar and the later successor state of Mysore is relatively unique among Indian coin series in that a number of coin types have close sculptural parallels. In this brief paper, I will point out a few of these, using two specific cases, reliefs of Hanumān and the gold varāhas of Hari Hara I and Bukka I, and the statue of Bālakṛṣṇa from the Kṛṣṇa Temple in Hampi and the Bālakṛṣṇa type coins of Kṛṣṇadevarāya, to illustrate how the observation of the close parallel between sculpture and coins can yield us insights into the coinage and the historical context that might not otherwise be obtainable.
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