Animals and birds on ancient coins and seals

        Animals and birds on ancient coins and seals

In Tamil Nadu, images of animals and birds are engraved on coins from the Sangam period to the Nayaka period. Not only coins, but also seals etc. have images of animals engraved on them.
Pallava coins
1) Lion
2) Tiger
3) Fish
4) Bull
5) Varaha
6) Deer
7) Peacock
8) Snake
9) Crab

Chola coins
1) Elephant
2) Ox
3) Fish
4) Tiger
5) Chicken
6) Horse
7) Varaha

There is a story behind the fact that the image of “Kozhi” is engraved on these Chola coins and the Cholas considered “Kozhi” as sacred. A Chola king was riding an elephant in Uraiyur when a chicken attacked the elephant. He considered it to be attacked by some divine power and worshipped it. After that, Uraiyur came to be known as “Kozhiyur”.

Thanjavur Nayak Coins
• Bull
• Famous Bird
• Elephant
• Crane
• Swan
• Deer
• Goat
• Horse
• Varaham
• Scorpion
• Lion
• Garuda
• Hanuman
• Peacock
• Cancer
• Cow and calf
• Three-headed Deer
• Three-headed Fish
• Three-headed Fish

Madurai Nayak Coins
• Fish
• Deer
• Bull
• Famous Bird
• Tortoise
• Pig
• Camel
• Peacock
• Garuda
• Brusa Beast
• Goat
• Crane
• Lion
• Horse
• Snake

Gingee Nayak Coins
• Bull
• Famous Bird
• Swan
• Lion
• Hanuman
• Garuda
• Varaham
• Peacock
• Kamathenu
• Kinnar bird
• Fish
• Twin snakes
• Deer
• Parrot
• Turtle
• Pigeon
• Horse
• Crab
• Frog
• Yali
• Scorpion
• Snake
• Tiger hunting
• Sarabeswarar

Seals and rings
• Chola seals have tiger and elephant images
• Sangam seals have elephant, horse, peacock and Nandi images
• Early Pallava seals have a lion image.
• Nayak seals and rings have a rooster image.
• Pandya seals have a crane image
• Marathas have swan, peacock and crab images.
• In the 10th century AD, a dog image is engraved.

Conclusion
The practice of engraving images of animals and birds on coins and seals has been around since the Sangam period. Each king engraved their own symbols and the deities they worshipped as symbols.

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