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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Loong Siew, post: 3104895, member: 75799&quot;]Medieval India. Shilaharas of Karahad. Feudatories of the Chalukyas. Circa 8-13th century AD.</p><p><br /></p><p>U-shaped gold fanam. 3 punchmarks. Cross legged human figure on apex or centre between 2 prongs; dagger symbol and Kannada &quot;Shri&quot; character on left and another incomplete Kannada character on the right. Extremely rare in about uncirculated and undamaged condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>Though tiny, it is one of the few highly unusual coin designs in my collection. It was suspected that they were gold wires cut into precise weightage and stamped for authority. Whilst larger denominations exist, only these fanam bear the unusual shape.</p><p><br /></p><p>The <b>Shilahara Dynasty</b> (<i>also Shilahara, Sinhara, Shailahara, Shrilara, and Silara</i>) was a royal clan that established itself in northern and southern <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkan" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkan" rel="nofollow">Konkan</a>, present-day <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai" rel="nofollow">Mumbai</a> and southern Maharashtra. Split into 3 branches during its existence, they were finally overwhelmed by the Chalukyas around the 13th century.[ATTACH=full]786509[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]786510[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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