Episode 36
Vijayanagara:Art and Architecture p6: Varaha O Varaha
In this episode we shall explore the coinage and currency of Vijayanagara. We will try to understand how mundane things like Coins were used as tools of royal propaganda and power.
Vijayanagara was one of the first South Indian empires that realized the potential of Coins in furthering its influence in the form of soft power on the minds of its subjects and enemies alike.
Visual Notes:
- Vijayanagara's Official Laanchana(Emblem)
- Copper Coin - Garuda
- Copper Coin - Dagger & Conch
- Krishna Deva Raya - Gold Pagoda(Gadyana) - Seated Balakrishna
- Krishna Deva Raya - Gold Half Pagoda(Half Gadyana) - Seated Balakrishna
- Achyuta Raya - Gadyana - Gandabherunda-1
- Achyuta Raya - Half Gadyana - Gandabherunda-2
- Sadasiva Raya - Gadyana - Shiva-Parvathi
- Tirumala Raya - Gadyana - Rama-Sita-Lakshmana
- Venkata Raya III - Gadyana - Sri Venkateshwara
- Venkata Raya III - Half Gadyana - Sri Venkateshwara - Conch
- Keladi Nayakas - Ikkeri - Gadyana
- Chitradurga Nayakas - Gadyana - Krishna Deva Raya
- Kampili - Copper Coin - Dagger and Conch
- Kampili - Gold Coin - Upright Dagger-Conch-Discus
- Chalukya - Gold Coin - Varaha-Sun-Moon
- Hoysala - Gold Coin - Lion - Goddess