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1 Kasu
| Issuer | Mysore, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1674-1760 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#159 |
| Obverse description | A couchant bull (Nandi) depicted in left profile occupies the central field, rendered in the characteristic crude style of hammered Mysore copper coinage. The figure is shown recumbent with the head raised, a traditional emblem of the Hindu Kingdom of Mysore associated with the deity Shiva. The flan is irregular and slightly squared at the edges, typical of the hand-struck issues of this period. The field surrounding the bull is plain and unadorned, with no legends or border ornament. |
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| Mintage | ND (1674-1760) |
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The Kasu was the basic copper unit of Mysore's Wodeyar dynasty during a period when the kingdom was actively consolidating territory across the Deccan plateau. Auctions of minting rights to local contractors — a common Wodeyar fiscal practice — mean die quality and flan preparation varied considerably across this eighty-six year window, and attributing individual specimens to a narrower date range within KM#159 remains genuinely difficult without die study.