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1 Kasu
| Issuer | Pandya Dynasty |
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| Year | 1210-1325 |
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| Weight | 2.98 g |
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| Obverse description | A fish depicted in profile facing right, rendered in low relief in the characteristically schematic style of medieval South Indian coinage. The fish, a dynastic emblem of the Pandya rulers, occupies the central field of the flan. The strike is typical of hammered copper kasu coinage, resulting in an irregular planchet with softly defined details. No legend or inscription appears on this side. |
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| Mintage | ND (1210-1325) |
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The Pandya Dynasty reached its political peak during precisely this window, culminating in the reign of Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan I, whose conflicts with the Cholas and later the incursions of Malik Kafur's Delhi Sultanate forces in 1311 effectively shattered Pandya power. Coins from the later decades of this range were likely struck under considerable political disruption, as the dynasty fragmented into rival claimants following that invasion.