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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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| Value | 1/2 Kasu (1⁄1280) |
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| 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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| Obverse script | Kannada |
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Krishnaraja Wodeyar II ruled Mysore in name only for much of his reign — by the 1760s, Hyder Ali had effectively seized control of the kingdom's military and administration, reducing the Wodeyar dynasty to a ceremonial function. Coinage issued under his nominal authority continued to circulate, but real power had already shifted. This piece dates from a reign defined less by the king who authorized it than by the general who eclipsed him.