@cinemAsura@Kunalkumaran That coin proves Kartikeya was worshipped in North India by the 3rd–4th century CE, not that he originated there. Tamil Sangam texts (Tolkappiyam, Tirumurukarruppaṭai) mention Seyon/Murugan much earlier, likely before 200 BCE.
@cinemAsura@Kunalkumaran Tolkāppiyam identifies Seyon as the deity of the Kurinji (mountain) landscape, making Murugan worship attested in the Tamil region much earlier than the Yaudheya coins.
@cinemAsura@Kunalkumaran The Yaudheya coin only proves that Kartikeya/Murugan was worshipped in North India by the 3rd–4th century CE. It does not prove he was ‘born’ there. Tamil Sangam literature refers to Seyon (Murugan) centuries earlier, likely before 200 BCE.