INDIA, Nidugal Cholas: Irungola II Danava Murari Gold pagoda, Hanuman type. RARE and CHOICE!

Obverse	Hanuman running right, right arm raised
Reverse	3-line Kannada legend: Danava Murari Bamtara
Date	12th century
Weight	3.40 gm.
Diameter	10-11 mm.
Die axis	8 o'clock
Reference	MNI ---, MSI 282v
Comments	Mitchiner attributes this type to Somesvara IV Chalukya. Note the three tassels trailing Hanuman. This, along with the absence of a beak, distinguishes this type from the Garuda type. A CHOICE specimen of a RARE coin!