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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 2009081, member: 44140&quot;]AH THC speaks the truth. There was a discussion weather the fish were alive or not, some believe the fish are pictured dead to show the off the conquest of the Pandya by the Chola. I believe the consensus was the fish are alive and an example of a Pandya(?) coin showed, featuring a fish in the same orientation. They certainly would show a pair of dead fishs as their imperial symbol now would they?</p><p><br /></p><p>I find this coin particularly interesting because, 1) Metal is Silver, 2) Coin is Rare, 3)The Tiger,Fish,Bow all under the umbrella really appeals to this history of these 3 peoples working together in peace and hegemony for several hundred years. Just after this attention was turned toward the envelopment of the Pacific trade routes and a new era in Asian numismatics. I find it so totally fascinating to see Native India coinage spread so far out over the islands of the Pacific. Its a real testament to the Cholan civilization.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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