MALAYAMAN: Anonymous, 1st century AD, AE square (2.56g), Pieper-794 (this piece), Krishnamurthy-245, horse standing to right facing trough (or altar) // river flowing from three hills, ankusa and ovoid symbol on the left, light porosity, VF. The ovoid symbol possibly represents the capital Tirucoilur on the banks of the river Ponnaiyar against the background of the mountain.