Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c26.s13.t1: 6.13.1 Coins
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c26.s13.t1
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6.13.1 Coins
c26.s13.t1.1
| Apparent reading | Actual reading |
| **(i) With TB-I notation** | |
| **pe ru vā ḷu ti** | ***peruvaḷuti* (Early Pāṇṭiya)**¹ |
| **ka ṭā la a ṇa** | ***kaṭalaṉ* (coin from Sri Lanka)**² |
| **ū ti rā ṇa** | ***u(t)tiraṉ* (coin from Sri Lanka)**³ |
| **pi ṭā ṇa** | ***pi(ṭ)ṭaṉ* (coin from Sri Lanka)**⁴ |
| **(ii) With the *puḷḷi*** | |
| | ***vāciṭṭi makaṉ* (portrait coins of the Sātavāhanas; the *puḷḷi* is placed next to -*ṭ*-).**⁵ |
| | ***atiṇṇaṉ etirāṉ cēntaṉ* (coin from Andippatti; the short vowel *e* has a *puḷḷi* inside).**⁶ |
| | ***kuṭṭuvaṉ kōtai* (Early Cēra; with two *puḷḷi* marks, one of them incorrectly placed).**⁷ |
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¹ See Nos. 1 & 2, Table 1.6 and Fig. 1.22A. See also section 4.2.2.
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² See No. 4, Table 1.6.
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³ See No. 5, Table 1.6. See also section 4.19.5 (iv). For the use of *ū* in lieu of *u*, see section 6.15.
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⁴ See No .6, Table 1.6.
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⁵ See Nos. 9 & 10, Table 1.6. See also section 5.15 and Fig. 5.9.
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⁶ See No. 13, Table 1.6. See also section 4.5.4.
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⁷ See No. 12, Table 1.6 and Fig. 1.22 E. See also section 4.3.4.