Single-Svami Pagoda, Gold, 3.34 g, four-handed Lord Venkateshwara or Tirupati Balaji standing facing front, the upper two hands holding shankha (conch-shell) in left and Chakra (Wheel) in right hands; the lower two hands hold a Gada (mace) in left and Varad Mudra with Padma (boon-giving hand posture holding a lotus) in the right hand. Tirupati Balaji is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, and this is represented here again with his four ayudhas (weapons) and also a conical mukut on his head on obv, granulation on rev. deep strike with a very high relief for the divine figure on obv, centrally struck. Almost UNC, Very Rare.
For a similar statue of the Lord Vishnu of the same period, refer Lot# 9 of the Rajgor Auction 4, entitled Chaturbhuj Vishnu.
