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1/2 Kasu - Kr̥iṇarāja Woḍeyar II
| Issuer | Kingdom of Mysore |
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| Year | 1734-1766 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#146 |
| Obverse description | Crude hammered field bearing a stylized deity figure or royal emblem rendered in low relief, characteristic of the informal striking technique employed by the Mysore mint during the mid-eighteenth century. The design exhibits the rough, irregular fabric typical of hand-struck copper kasu coinage of this period, with indistinct Kannada script elements visible around the central motif. The overall execution reflects the vernacular artistic conventions of the Wodeyar dynasty's minor copper issues. |
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| Reverse description | Plain field divided by a bold grid pattern of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines, forming a quadrilateral lattice design that fills the coin's flan. This geometric arrangement, a hallmark of Mysore kasu coinage of the Wodeyar period, is struck in low relief on the rough copper surface. The division into rectangular compartments may represent a stylized mill or lozenge motif conventional to this denomination. No legends or inscriptions are present on the reverse. |
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| Mintage | ND (1734-1766) |
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