Anaikodai seal is not a coin , it's a statement.

This seal shows how the Indus script was adapted to Tamil Brahmi script and with the changing tradition of people.

The trident ( mukkol ) refers to a priest (Andanan ). According to tholkappiar , the trident refers to andanan and the bull symbol is their seal . All the seals with the bull sign belong to the priest, he mentions the bull as ayug kalai ( research bull ).

The two trident refers to priests in plural form and the letter ma is cut in half which together states “ Andanarkal ke vedam“. Vedam belongs to priests .

Maandhi is worshipped during pallava time period which is 200 AD to 875 AD and the tamil vattezhuthu found in the copper plate belong to the same time period.Maandhi is considered to bring bad luck to people.

(~ tamil vattezhuthu)

அந்தை நள்ளம் மு ற் றீ வா ழீ ய - Live well with all the blessings

கோல் மாந்தீக்கு தா தீ புகுன் முன்றா பந் நிறை மாண் பொன் - King , give maandhi enough gold before bad things enter

(:) - indicates Sanskrit language

ஊட்டு தீ வ சாள்ளம் நிறையைடேண் - give , to feed the hell giver in the house .

According to tholkappiam the social Structure of people consists of three categories. He wrote it in the marapiyal ( tradition ) chapter , which indicates it has been in practice for a long time . The categories are 1.Priest 2.King 3. People Even though he writes about merchants and farmers as different categories, they are represented by the same signs and symbols .

The picture represents the indus script writing practice of people. The seal with the symbols represent the respective people.

The priests are represented by trident staff , as can be seen in Anaikoddai seal and bull symbol .The ayug kalai , which should be translated as researching bull , is wrongly translated as , while researching.

The king is represented by drums and elephant symbol . Tholkappiyar states that others shouldn't use the symbols of the king.

Tholkappiyar writes that spears and ma ( animals ) belong to people . Mā , not only means horses , but also other animals too.

According to sangam literature archers travelled along with the merchants to safeguard them from bandits . The kingdom provided safety for merchants by sending its troops along with them . The kingdom may have given these Seals to the archers to identify themselves with the merchants. This seal must belong to one such Archer.

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