Vijayanagar Empire, Aravidu Dynasty, Venkatapathiraya III (16th Century AD), Gold ½ Varaha, 1.73 gms, Obv. God Venkateshwara standing under an ornamental arch facing forward, holding a discus (Chakra) and a conch-shell (Shankha) in two separate hands, while another hand makes the abhayamudra gesture, Rev. Nagari legends ‘Shri Chalama Venkata raya’ in three lines with two interlinear rules, extremely fine, rare.