Kuttuvan Kotai
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title:
Kuttuvan Kotai
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Kuttuvan Kotai, also spelled Kothai/Kodai, was a Chera ruler of early historic (pre-Pallava) south India. Silver coins bearing a portrait facing right with Tamil-Brahmi legend "Ku-t-tu-va-n Ko-tai" have been discovered from Amaravati riverbed in Karur, central Tamil Nadu. The reverse of the coins are blank. The coin seems to be an imitation of the Roman portrait head coins. Whether these coins were used as a currency in trade transactions is not clear. Scholars identify Kotai with "Cheraman Kutt
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Chera ruler
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuttuvan_Kotai
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2023-10-02T20:47:42Z
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