Image: Medieval Pandya royal insignia from a Chola coin

Description: An early silver kasu of Rajendra Chola (the Chola dynasty, south India). Original "Seated Tiger" design is (also used in a gold fanam coin) seen. Obverse: Tiger (Chola symbol) seated right faces towards two upright fishes (Pandya symbol) with Bow (Chera symbol) behind and the Umbrella above. Reverse: Uttama/Chola - in Nagari script.The coin is discussed by C. H. Biddulph in his 1966 monogram on Coins of the Cholas. In his catalog he lists this coin #26 as by Rajendra I (1012-1044 AD) after he assumed the title Uttama Chola. Michael Mitchiner (#713-725) notes that Chattopadhyaya (1977, p53) disagreed. Text edited from Coins of the Cholas: C. H. Biddulph, NSI #13, 1966. Oriental Coins: Michael Mitchiner, London, Hawkins Publications, 1978.SPECIFICATIONS Denomination - Kasu Alloy - Silver Type - Struck Diameter - 18.8 mm Thickness - 2.6 mm Weight - 4.10 g Shape - Round Edge - Plain Die Axis - 120°
Title: Medieval Pandya royal insignia from a Chola coin
Credit: Original source - http://coins.lakdiva.org/medievalindian/uttama_chola_ag.html at http://lakdiva.org/coins/ The silver was scanned at 600 dpi and displayed at 300 dpi. It was purchased on ebay in Sept 2002.
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