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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 4759250, member: 74799&quot;]The Cholas did issue gold coins in native India and some of those coins are not that scarce or rare.&nbsp; There are some gold coins that are next to impossible to find, but they do exist.&nbsp; Furthermore, where are you getting the information that the Pandyans had to pay off Muslim invaders?&nbsp; Below is some Chola coins that are different than the ones above:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Imperial Chola: Raja Raja Chola (985-1014) 2 Fanams (Ganesh-1.8) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: King standing looking right</p><p>Rev: Devagari legend “Uya Konda”</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Chola_Ganesh-1_8_other.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Imperial Chola: Kulottunga Chola I (1070-1120) Kasu (MCSI-345)</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>&nbsp;</b> Obv: King half seated, with raised arm on right; Tamil legend beneath raised arm - Ku (கு)</p><p>Rev: Standing man, with lamp on left and group of pellets on right</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_MCSI-345.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Imperial Chola: Raja Raja I (ca. 1007) AE Kasu (Biddulph-21) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: King half seated, with raised arm on right; Devanagari legend beneath raised arm; श्री राजा राजा (<i>Sri Raja Raja</i>)</p><p>Rev: Standing man, with lamp on left and fish on right, representing the the Pandya conquest</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Biddulph-21.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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