SETHTUPATl COINS. 
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The remaining numbers are of coins belonging to tbe 
later series. That side of each coin which presents the 
varying figures is treated as the obverse, and the other side 
which shows the uniform Tamil legend as the reverse. The 
coins are described very briefly as they afPord but little 
historical information. The ingenious suggestion has been 
made, that the figure of the obverse, often, if not always, is 
used to suggest the unrecorded name of the ruling Sethupati 
of the time. For instance, Nos. 13, 14 and 15 would be 
coins of Ganapati Sethupati and No. 25 one of Tulsi Haman 
Sethupati, and so forth. It is possible that such names 
may hereafter find confirmation from lists, grants or other 
records, but till then we hesitate to accept as of much weight 
a theory which seem" more ingenious than scientific. 
No. 9. — Copper. Weight 54 grs. (fig. 7). 
Obverse. — Siva to front, on kneeling bull to left. 
Reverse. — Qs^^u^ (Sethupati). 
No. 10.— Copper. Weight 17 grs. (fig. 12). 
Obverse. — Man on horse back : horse to left. 
Reverse. — G^=^u^ (Sethupati). 
No. 11.— Copper. Weight 53 grs. (fig. 8). 
Obverse. — Siva to front on peacock to right. 
Reverse. — Qs^^u^ (Sethupati). 
No. 12. — Copper. 
Obverse. — Unknown emblem upon peacock to left. 
Reverse. — (d<f^u^ (Sethupati). 
No. 13.— Copper. Weight 58 grs. (fig. 10). 
Obverse. — Granesha. 
Reverse. — (Ss=^u^ (Sethupati). 
No. 14. — Copper. 
Obverse. — Granesha, variant of No. 13. 
Reverse. — Q^^u^ (Sethupati). 
No. 15. — Copper. 
Obverse. — Glanesha, another variant of No. 13. 
Reverse. — Qg^^u^ (Sethupati). 
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