Lot 617

AV Rasi-fanam (0.37 g.), Obv.: Representing degenerated figure of the goddess Kali / rev.: An horizontal J, surmounted by two dots obliquely placed (a special characteristic of these fanams), below 13 dots in four lines 4,4,4,1. The Cochin or Rasi-fanam can be differentiated from the other fanams of the same type by being flat. The show a very careful. The native fanams, on the other hand, are somewhat cup-shaped, with bulging lines and a certain looseness in the design. XF. Ref.: Scho. 1249; Passon 47.1