Rajaraja alone gifted 38,604 gold coins. This was more than what most European courts at the time could muster.

Another ‘exceedingly rare’ 4.32 gm gold Kahavanu coin (a medieval currency from Sri Lanka) of Rajendra Chola I of Chola Empire with Nagari legend ‘Sri Rajendra’ is part of the auction.

Three school girls from a government school found an old copper coin belonging to the Chola era, historian from ...

In its treasuries were several tonnes of gold and silver coins, as well as necklaces ... making the emperor the richest man of the era. He was called Raja-Raja, King of Kings, and he belonged ...