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1 Kasu
| Issuer | Pandya dynasty |
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| Year | 1250-1350 |
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| Value | 1 Kasu |
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| Obverse script | Tamil |
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| Reverse description | Standing royal figure depicted full-length with both arms extended outward in a formal regal pose, rendered in low relief consistent with hammered Pandya copper coinage of the 13th–14th century. The design is executed in a schematic, stylized manner characteristic of medieval South Indian dynastic issues. The irregular flan and surface patination are typical of circulated copper kasu of this period. |
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The Pandya dynasty reached its political peak in the late 13th century under Maravarman Kulasekara and Jatavarman Sundara, controlling much of the southern peninsula and briefly dominating Sri Lanka. Small copper kasu of this period circulated through the busy port markets of Kayal and Korkai, where Arab traders documented brisk commerce in pearls, cotton, and horses. Marco Polo visited the Pandya coast around 1293 and left written accounts of its commercial density — these coins were the working currency of exactly that world.