1/2 Kasu

The Kasu was the base unit of Mysore's pre-colonial copper coinage, minted under the Wadiyar dynasty through a system of royal mints that operated largely independently of Mughal monetary infrastructure. Mysore's fiscal autonomy during the 18th century — particularly under Hyder Ali, who seized effective control from the Wadiyars in the 1760s — meant the kingdom maintained its own denominational hierarchy long after neighboring states had been absorbed into larger monetary zones.

KM#148 places this piece within the later Wadiyar issues, after the dynasty's restoration following Tipu Sultan's death at Seringapatam in 1799.