44 G. Biilie— The Pagoda or Varaha coins. [No. 1, 
who were vassals of Vijayanagar, as well as by Hyder, and Krishna Raja 
Wodeyar, of Mysore. 
Ob. Siva and Parvati seated, and with the sun and moon overhead. 
In some there is just a trace of the deer to the right of Parvati ; in 
some Siva holds in his right hand the Damaru or Dram ; and in some it 
grasps the Club or Khatwanga. In one the right hand holds something 
suspiciously like the Chunk, but it is probably intended to represent his 
Bow. 
Rev. Sri Pratapa Deva Raya. In some the word Deva is given as 
Dava. 
Weight, 52'525 grains. 
PI. II, Fig. 12, 12 a and 12 b. This coin has long been popularly known 
as the Dargi pagoda, the figure on the obverse being regarded as Durga 
the bull-headed consort of Siva. From the examination of a number 
of specimens, however, it is apparent, that the symbols that accom¬ 
pany the figure on the obverse are not Sivaite, but the chank or chakra 
of Vishnu, and that the figure itself represents the Yaraha or Boar incar¬ 
nation. In fact it is from the figure of the boar on this and the Chalu- 
kyan coins already described, that the pagoda got the Tamil name of 
Yaralia. The inscription on the reverse shews that this form was first 
struck by a Vijayanagar king, but there is strong reason for believing that 
it was subsequently reproduced by tributaries of that house, and notably 
by the Chitaldroog Nayak about the end of tbe 17th century. It is also 
probable that the term Durgi as applied to this pagoda had originally no 
reference to the figure on the obverse, but was simply a popular modifica¬ 
tion of the word “ Durga” a hill-fort, and the diminutive title of Chital¬ 
droog the place at which tbe more modern specimens were struck. 
Ob. Figure of Vishnu in the boar incarnation, with the chank or 
chakra emblems. 
Rev. Sri Pratapa Krishna Raya. 
Weight. From 50875 to 51 837. 
In some specimens the inscription is not quite complete, and there are 
several types of the Varaha figure on the obverse. The Krishna Raya who 
struck the coin reigned from 1508 to 1512. With his predecessor Nara- 
simha the line was changed, and various romantic accounts are given of 
Krishna’s descent and early years. It will be observed that he or some 
predecessor changed the State religion, the figures of Siva and Parvati on 
the coinage having given place to that of Vishnu. During Krishna Raya’s 
reign the kingdom of Vijayanagar was at its zenith, as regards its 
power, extent, prosperity and wealth, and he appears to have been one of 
the most distinguished sovereigns that ever sat on the throne. “ He kept 
possession of all the country up to the Krishna: eastwards he captured 
