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1/2 Pagoda - Tirumalaraya
| Issuer | Vijayanagara Empire |
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| Year | 1565-1572 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Plain field bearing a central raised pellet or boss flanked by a second smaller pellet or dot, representing a highly schematized reverse design characteristic of late Vijayanagara half pagodas. Additional faint linear elements and indistinct low-relief features are visible across the field, likely residual impressions from the die. The surface is flat and irregular with the rough texture typical of hammered gold coinage. No legend or inscription is present. |
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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.