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SETHUPATI COINS. 
be referred to below. Again in the Nuviis. Orien. (" Coins 
of Southern India ") Sir W. Elliot^ has recently republished 
the one specimen originally figured by Princep and added 
one which will be noticed hereafter. 
Description of the Coins. 
The first eight numbers belong to the earlier series. 
No. 1. — Copper. Weight 57 grs. (fig. 1). 
Obverse. — The sitting Ceylon figure to right with the 
Tamil letters Qa^^ (Setu) below the arms. 
Reverse. — The standing figure, face to right, with a 
recumbent bull on the right and tall lamp on the left of the 
figure. 
This coin is a clear imitation of the " lion coin of 
Parakrama " figured by Ehys Davids,^ the Tamil letters 
of the obverse being in the same relative position as the 
legend on the Sinhalese coin, just as the bull of the reverse 
replaces the lion of the coin of Parakrama. This similarity 
confirms the supposition made by Rhys Davids that the coins 
of the earlier series were first struck by Lankapura, the 
general of Parakrama, who in 1153 resided for some time on 
the island of Ramespuram. 
I know of but two specimens of this rare coin besides my 
own copy. Following the analogy of later coins we may 
suppose that a coin similar in device, of half-size, was issued, 
which may be expected to come to light hereafter. 
No. 2.— Copper. Weight 34 grs. (fig. 5). 
Obverse. — The same as in No. 1. 
Reverse. — Same as reverse of No. 1 except that the bull 
has been replaced by five dots to the right of the figure. The 
dots, sometimes take the form of circles with a central dot in 
each. They are found, in the same position and number, on 
all the South Indian coins, which show the standing figure 
Numif. Orieti., pis. iii and ir, figs. 132 and 172, p. 13-1. 
