G INDIAN, PRINCELY STATES AND INDEPENDENT KINGDOMS Travancore, Tulabhram Coinage, Gold 2-Pagoda, three-line Tamil legend within wreath, rev conch shell within wreath, 5.11g (SAC X12). Good extremely fine. from the Åke Lindén Collection The Tulabharam coins were struck for the weighing ceremony of the maharaja. Those not used on the scales were distributed amongst the Brahmins. The legend reads “Sri Patmanabha” and refers to the national deity. £2000-3000
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