91, Lot: 258. Estimate $200. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Cochin and the Malabar Coast. Lot of thirty-five AV Fanams. (Average diameter 6-10mm, average weight 0.38 gm, total weight 13.11 gm). Three main types, with many subvarieties. Cf. Cochin KM 10 for one type. Average VF to EF. These tiny gold coins were struck from the 17th century to the present day, as a form of cheap gold bullion available to the poorest Indian farmer. Thirty-five (35) coins in lot.