19/09/2019- ANCIENT INDIAN COINS- City State - Alupas of Udupi

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അവതരണം	Augustine Stephen D'souza
വിഷയം	ANCIENT INDIAN COINS
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Alupas of Udupi

Tulu dynasty of coastal Karnataka, Alupas influenced on the coastal and northern Konkan for over 12 centuries. 

They were feudatories of Kadambas during the second century and later to Chalukyas, Rashtrakudas, Hoysalas and Vijayanagara kings.

 The last of their lineage was Kulasekharadeva Alupendradeva who ruled till 14444 AD. 

Alupas followed the matrilinear inheritance.

 They are one of the earliest of the medieval kings to have introduced gold Pagodas and Fanams of high purity sourced from their trade with the Romans, Arabs and Gangas. 

Coins of Kannada legend were minted at Mangalore and Devanagari or old (hale) Kannada at Udupi. 

Specifics of the coin shown below 

Metal  - Gold 

Denomination  - Pagoda

Weight  - 3.83 gms 

Mint  - Udupi 

Obverse  - two stylized vertical fishes between conch and lamp under an umbrella (This was the royal symbolof the Alupas)

Reverse  - sri pandyadhananjaya in nagari 

Issued between 1000 and 1336 AD