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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JayAg47, post: 4908021, member: 112342&quot;]Pallavas of Kanchi was a South Indian dynasty that ruled the northern part of the Tamil region from 275 AD to 897 AD. They peaked from 6th-8th century AD, when the iconic shore temples of Tamil Nadu were built! Trading with the Arabs and south-east Asia made them flourish, but by the late 9th century their southern neighbor Cholas defeated them and started a new era in the region.[ATTACH=full]1184383[/ATTACH]</p><p>India&#039;s PM Modi and Xi Jinping in front of the Pallava single rock carvings.[ATTACH=full]1184375[/ATTACH]</p><p>The Shore Temple</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1184376[/ATTACH]</p><p>Now let&#039;s get to the deal, I bought this Potin coin of the Pallava&#039;s from an Indian dealer exactly on June 2 for my collection of South Indian kingdoms, which I only got today, my only other potin is from the celts! On the obverse is the stylized humped bull, their royal seal, and there are Tamil-Grantha (a combination language of Tamil+Sanskrit created by the Pallava&#039;s) legends above the bull most likely referring to Mahendra Varman I (600-630AD) or his son Narasimha Varman I (630-668 AD) this period was their peak and when most of their coins have been from. The reverse has the 16-spoked wheel of &#039;Dharmachakra&#039; aka karma cycle!</p><p>I really wanted to make a write-up for the Pallavas as there is no such thing in any coin forums!</p><p>1.35 g</p><p>13 mm[ATTACH=full]1184387[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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