"Pallava Coins": small gold coins with a lion (Elliot 1886, Pl. II, Nos. 52-54)

Photograph of three small gold coins, both faces each: two tiny fanams (52 and 53) with a lion and a letter, and a larger piece (54) with a maned lion and a building with pillars; marked G.

Type: Coin
Creator: Walter Elliot (Coins of Southern India, 1886) (autotype plate)
Date: 1886
Licence: Public domain
From: Walter Elliot, Coins of Southern India (International Numismata Orientalia, Vol. III, Part 2) (opens in a new tab), 1886, Pl. II, Nos. 52-54 (PDF p. 189 of scan elliot-1886-bsb); description p. 152b ("Pallava Coins")
Original: archive.org (opens in a new tab)
Appears in: Ikshvakus, Vishnukundins & early kingdoms, Pallavas, Trade & economy