Coin, Trimbak, 2005
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
2005
Coin in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number IS.22-2006), made in Trimbak, dated 2005, attributed to Pachorkar, Sachin Somanath. The museum's brief description reads: Coin, embossed tin showing man and woman either side of a trident, by Sachin Somanath Pachorkar, Trimbakeshwar, India, 2005.
Museum description: In the centre is a trident. On the left hand side of the trident is a man wearing a crown and on the right hand side is a woman with one hand in the air and the other hand on her hip. There is writing along the circumference. The coin is based on the Venetian ducat. The museum records it as Tin, embossed, measuring Diameter 2.2 cm; Height 2.8 cm; Width 2.8 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Embossed coins such as these are bought outside temples by visiting pilgrims. They can be worn as pendants on necklaces.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Tin
- Dimensions
- Diameter 2.2 cm; Height 2.8 cm; Width 2.8 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Tin, embossed
- Maker recorded
- Pachorkar, Sachin Somanath
- Place recorded
- Trimbak
Identification
- Museum object name
- Coin
- Museum object number
- IS.22-2006
- Museum system number
- O129613
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- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
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Research required
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