P.S., I should add that Reinhold Grünendahl gives a similar, even larger list on pp. 52–54 of his wonderful volume, South Indian Scripts in Sanskrit Manuscripts and Prints (Harrassowitz, 2001).  But I still do not see your symbol.

Tim

From: <Lubin>, Tim <LubinT@wlu.edu>
Date: Friday, April 17, 2015 at 7:54 AM
To: Manu Francis <Manufrancis@gmail.com>, Indology <indology@list.indology.info>
Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Tamil currency symbol

Manu,

Pope’s Tamil Hand-Book (2nd ed., 1859), p. 18, gives a useful list of such symbols used in “Cutchery Tamil” of the colonial period, but I do not find your symbol among them.  I attach the relevant page.

Best,

Tim

Timothy Lubin
Professor of Religion and Adjunct Professor of Law
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, Virginia 24450

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From: Manu Francis <Manufrancis@gmail.com>
Date: Friday, April 17, 2015 at 6:58 AM
To: Indology <indology@list.indology.info>
Subject: [INDOLOGY] Tamil currency symbol

Dear Colleagues,

In one of the Tamil manuscripts I am working on, I have found the mention of a price.
This currency is expressed by a symbol (see attached images).
I guess this symbol means "rupee", but I am not sure.
Has any of you ever seen such a symbol?
Or could direct me towards any source illustrating currency symbols used in Tamil and/or Indian manuscripts/inscriptions?

With many thanks in advance.

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Emmanuel Francis
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