{"product_id":"bronze-kahavanu-raja-raja-i-985-1014-cholas-of-tanjore-southern-india-20","title":"Bronze kahavanu, Raja Raja I (985-1014), Cholas of Tanjore, Southern India","description":"\u003cp\u003eA standing man holding a Conch on right hand, various dots, crescents and other devices around \/\/ A sitting man with Conch on right hand, legend in Nagari \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSri Rajaraja\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e 16mm, 3.89 grams. Mitchiner 735ff; Numista 374527; K.Ganesh \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe coins of Tamil Nadu #\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e1.19 or similar; Zeno 329975.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThis denomination is variously given the name \"massa\", \"kahavanu\" or \"kasu\", among others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike the coins of the Kingdom of Kashmir, this coin of the Cholas from the South of India follows a prototype of late Kushan coins, with a sitting figure on one side and a standing one on the other, both drawn in lines. This type was copied in Ceylon were it became known as the \"Ceylon-man\" or \"Octopus-Man\" type.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NumisMallstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51610861732155,"sku":"x1963-21741","price":6.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0447\/1750\/6710\/files\/w21741.jpg?v=1787875034","url":"https:\/\/www.numismall.com\/products\/bronze-kahavanu-raja-raja-i-985-1014-cholas-of-tanjore-southern-india-20","provider":"NumisMall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}