Hoysala Silver Tara with kannada letter bi Bittideva
Stylised lion/sardula to right
Kannada numeral 2½(2.5) for the denomination above and Kannada letter Bi(Bittideva?)
Hoysala Empire Silver Tara (2.5 haga = 1Tara). A nice coin with Kannada letter. Bittideva is the name of Hoysala King Vishnuvardhana (ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ) (r.1108–1152 CE) who took the name after converting to Hindu Vaishnavism.
Weight: 0.25g
Diameter: 7mm
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