The Madurai Nayak kingdom operated as a successor state following the fragmentation of the Vijayanagara Empire after the Battle of Talikota in 1565, and its copper kasu coinage circulated through one of southern India's most active trading regions. Attribution within this series remains contested — KM#22 covers a broad type, and individual pieces often resist precise dynastic placement without die study.
The Madurai Nayak kingdom operated as a successor state following the fragmentation of the Vijayanagara Empire after the Battle of Talikota in 1565, and its copper kasu coinage circulated through one of southern India's most active trading regions. Attribution within this series remains contested — KM#22 covers a broad type, and individual pieces often resist precise dynastic placement without die study.