Vijaya Manikya with Queen Lakshmi, Silver Tanka, 10.71g, SE 1482, Ritual bath in River Lakhmia, Sri Lakshmi Rana Devi Figure of Ardhanarishvara, Obv: Figure of Ardhanarishvara, composed of half of the ten-handed Durga, seated on her Lion and half of the four handed Shiva, seated on his Bull, large extra pellet added by upper hand of Shiva, date Sake 1482 below, border of large dots, with small dots on top of each, Rev: Bengali legend “Lakshyasnayi/ Sri Sri Tripura Ma/hesh Vijaya Mani/kya Deva Sri Lakshmi/ Rani Devyah” within twelve arched scalloped border with beads between arches, Crescent in top arc above legend & Star below (R&B# 118). Chop mark on obverse otherwise very fine+, extremely rare.
The River Lakhi is a branch of the Brahmaputra that passes near to Sonargaon and Dhaka. The ritual bath was presumably undertaken during another raid into Muslim territory. The depiction of Ardhanarishvara is unusually syncretic in as much as it is shown as half the ten-handed Durga seated on her Lion, and half the four-handed Shiva seated on his humped Bull.