Thursday, September 10, 2015

Vijayanagara Period Konerirayan Coins

Konerirayan was a Vijayanagara feudatory who ruled an area from Kanchipuram to Tiruchirappalli. The coins are characterized by the presence of a bull on the obverse and the Tamil legend “Konerirayan” on the reverse.  

Some die variations as well as size variations are noticed.

Vijayanagar Feudatories , Koneri Rayan, 1487-1512, Copper jital, Humped bull standing left, facing dagger, sun and moon above Three-line Tamil legend: ko / ne ri / ra yan (கொ / னெரி / ராயன)