SOUTHERN INDIA
The Cholas
Catalogue - Page Three

 

Issue        : Nellore Telugu Chola rulers, feudatories
Reign        : 1216-1316 AD
Obverse   : Sri-X2, Moon-sceptre-sun,
                  lengend: Bhujabala,
Reverse    : Convex and blank
Unit          : Gold Varaha 16mm, 3.4g, 7 punchmarks
Reference : MCSI1 313, S
Issue        : Nellore Telugu Chola rulers, feudatories
Reign        : 1216-1316 AD
Obverse   : Sri(reversed)-X2, Elephant Goad X1,
                  LotusX3 punch partial,
                  Telugu legend : Bhujabala
Reverse    : Convex and blank
Unit          : Gold Varaha 16mm, 3.4g, 4 punchmarks
Reference : MCSI1 313 type, RR
Significance : Prototype used by Raja Raja Chola,
                  Anonymous coinage of Sri Lanka
Year         : 960 - 980 AD
Unit          : Gold Kahavanu, 20mm 4.3 gm
Obverse   : King seated right holding conch
                  Nagari legend : Lamka Vibhu
Reverse    : Standing king with ancillary symbols
                  to the left and right
Reference : MCSI2 311, R, ex Karur
Ruler        : Prototype used by Raja Raja Chola,
                  Anonymous issue of Sri Lanka
Year         : 985 - 1014 AD
Unit          : Eighth Kahavanu, 10mm 0.53 gm
Obverse   : Standing King with conch in left hand
Reverse    : Reversed Nagari legend "Aka",
                  conch above
Reference : MCSI2 283, S, ex Karur

 

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