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The earliest coins of the Pandyan Kingdom were copper squares and were struck with a die. The coins were with five distinct images on one side, often an image of an elephant on that side and a stylised fish on the other, seen typically in the coins found around Korkai, their ancient capital and in Northern Lanka. These rectangular coins of the ...
The Pandyas had issued silver punch-marked and die-struck copper coins in the early period. [129] A few gold coins were attributed to the Pandya rulers of this period. These coins bore the image of fish, singly or in pairs, which were their emblem. [130] Some of the coins had the names Sundara, Sundara Pandya or merely the letter 'Su' were etched.
These punch marked coins are usually in silver and have assorted combinations of symbols punched on them, Usually the reverse of the coin is blank. Stylistically these coins are similar to coins used in the Indian sub-continent during this period. A recent publication on these coins attempts to identify symbols peculiar to Sri Lanka.
The old cliché about finding rare and valuable coins is that you should start by digging around in your sofa. That's not necessarily bad advice. However, chances are the only loose change you'll ...
The second category is made up of coins from the Roman Empire dated from 31 BCE to 217 CE, coins of Phoenicians and Seleucids and coins from the Mediterranean region (c. 300 BCE). [75] The third category of Sangam age Tamil coins are the punch-marked silver, copper and lead coins dated 200 BCE–200 CE and assigned to the Sangam age Tamil kings.
Several coins issued by the Pandyan king Mudukudumi Peruvaludhi have been recovered in the Madurai area and have been dated to around 200 BCE. [17] Many gold and silver coins of the Roman empire have been found around Madurai: these coins bear the names of emperors ranging from Augustus (27 BCE) to Alexander Severus (235 CE). [18]
A coin can be worth a ton of money -- a pretty penny, one might say -- if it's rare and has enough historical significance. ... CoinTrackers.com says the ballpark value of an 1883 Liberty Head ...
The original price for this Islamic gold coin is unknown. 1894-S Barber Dime. The 1894-S Barber Dime originally cost about, well, $0.10. But now this mysterious coin is worth far more than that ...