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Description Silver coin of king Vashishtiputra Satakarni (c. 160 CE). Obv: Bust of king. Prakrit legend in the Brahmi script: "Siri Satakanisa Rano ... Vasithiputasa": "King Vashishtiputra Sri Satakarni"

Rev: Ujjain/Sātavāhana symbol left. Crescented six-arch chaitya hill right. River below. Early Tamil legend in the Tamil Brahmi script: "Arah(s)anaku Vah(s)itti makanaku Tiru H(S)atakani ko" - which means "The ruler, Vasitti's son, Highness Satakani" - -ko being the royal name suffix

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Source (WP:NFCC#4) Original publication: Feb 20, 2013

Immediate source: http://www.numismall.com/images/P/w16069.jpg

Date of publication Feb 20, 2013
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) Tamil language
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) Earliest dates of written Tamil language are estimated based on paleographic information. This coin establishes the use of Tamil language by a Royal court with dates that are historically accepted.
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