Cochin Gold Fanam Ring Mount Argaeus Coin A wearable relic of Rome’s
$412.50
Description
A wearable relic of Rome’s golden age of stability and culture
this copper semis carries a quiet authority
The obverse reveals the cista mystica
The reverse reads MVNIFICENTIA AVG—“the generosity of the emperor”—with COS IIII S–C below
Cochin Gold Fanam Ring Mount Argaeus Coin A wearable relic of Rome’sStruck in Cochin in South India between the 17th and 18th centuries, this genuine gold fanam is among the smallest circulating coins ever produced. Despite its diminutive size, the coin carried meaningful economic weight in the kingdom of Travancore, in present day Kerala. One side bears a stylized boar formed from dotted lines, while the reverse shows a lion (sardula) crowned by a crescent symbols associated with strength, protection, and divine
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