Vijayanagara Empire | Gold Bele Artifacts One authentic Alexander the Great

One authentic Alexander the Great Tetradrachm as shown

invocations

but at great financial cost to the empire

covering around 60 square kilometers

Vijayanagara Empire | Gold Bele Artifacts One authentic Alexander the GreatHistory of the Artifact This solid gold coin, known as a bele (often called a pagoda in later numismatic literature), was issued by the Vijayanagara Empire between the 14th and 17th centuries, with production centred on the imperial capital at Hampi. Struck to an extraordinarily small and precise weight standard, the bele is widely regarded as the smallest gold coin ever regularly issued. The obverse typically depicts Varaha, the boar avatar of Vishnu