ഇന്നത്തെ പഠനം
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അവതരണം
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Augustine Stephen D'souza
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വിഷയം
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ANCIENT INDIAN COINS
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ലക്കം
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PRINCELY STATES
Venad
Venad
The Kingdom of Venad was the prominent kingdom of Malabar Coast.
It was the forerunner to Travancore in the medieval period.
Europeans were attracted to this region primarily in pursuit of black pepper.
Venad was the centre of commerce and in trade with China too.
Numismatic history of Venad starts with Vira Kerala Varma (1125 - 1155 AD)who introduced silver coinage.
Specifics of the coin shown below
Ruler - Vira Kerala Varma Obverse - Virakeralasya in nagari scripts. Spider between the legend.
Reverse - Sri Gandaramkusasya and crocodile between the legend.
Metal - Silver
Weight - 1.8gms Diameter - 170 mm
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