Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s4.t2: 4.3.2 Coins of the Irumporais
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s4.t2
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4.3.2 Coins of the Irumporais
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Copper coins with the insignia of bow and arrow, and bearing the Tamil-Brāhmī legends *kol-i-p-puṟai* or *kol-irumpuṟai-y* ('Poṟai/Irumpoṟai of Kolli') have been found in the Amaravathi river bed at Karur.¹ The coins may be assigned to ca. 1st century A.D. on palaeographic evidence. While these are obviously the issues of the Irumpoṟais of Karur, it is not possible, in the absence of more specific evidence, to attribute the coins to particular rulers of the dynasty.
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¹ See Nos. 7 & 8, Table 1.6 and Figs. 1.22 B & C.