INDIA, Independent States. Vijayanagar. Sadashivaraya, 1542-1568. 1/2 Pagoda (Gold, 10 mm, 1.70 g). Vishnu and Lakshmi seated facing on a raised seat. Rev. Traces of the Devanagari legend: SRI PRA/TAPA SADASI/VARAYA. K. Ganesh # 264. Struck from worn dies, otherwise, very fine.

From a West German collection, ex Schweizerischer Bankverein 30, 15-17 September 1992, 2748.

Sadashivaraya was defeated at the Battle of Talikota in 1565 by the united forces of the Muslim sultanates of the Deccan. This defeat marked the end of the last major Hindu kingdom on the subcontinent.