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1/2 Pagoda - Tirumalaraya
| Issuer | Vijayanagara Empire |
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| Year | 1565-1572 |
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| Value | 1/2 Pagoda |
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| Obverse description | Deity seated cross-legged in the field, rendered in the characteristic crude but vigorous hammered style of late Vijayanagara coinage. The figure, likely a representation of Venkateshvara or a royal deity, is depicted facing, with arms extended to either side and wearing a tall crown or headdress. The body is shown in a frontal posture with folded legs visible below. The surrounding field is flat and irregular, consistent with the flan preparation typical of this series. No legend is present; the design fills the entire flan. |
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| Mintage | ND (1565-1572) |
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Tirumalaraya ruled as regent for the puppet emperor Sadashiva Raya following the catastrophic defeat at Talikota in January 1565, where the allied Deccan sultanates effectively ended Vijayanagara's political dominance and drove the court from Hampi. He was never formally recognized as emperor by all factions, yet issued coinage in his own name — a pointed assertion of authority during a period of profound dynastic fracture.
MSI #805 places this squarely within Mitchiner's classification of the post-Talikota Aravidu issues, the dynasty's final line.