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1 Kasu DEVARAYA
| Issuer | Vijayanagara, Empire of |
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| Year | 1406-1446 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | A stylized animal, likely a bull or elephant, depicted in profile facing right occupies the central field of the flan. Above the animal, a large circular device or solar symbol is prominently rendered. The periphery of the coin exhibits a beaded or dotted border, typical of Vijayanagara copper coinage. The design is executed in the bold, schematic style characteristic of hammered South Indian medieval coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a stylized tree or plant motif with spreading branches, rendered in a highly schematic and abstract fashion typical of Vijayanagara copper kasu coinage. Granular or pellet ornaments are distributed around the device in the field. The flan is irregular and the surfaces show characteristic flatness and porosity consistent with hammered copper coinage of the Deccan region. No legible inscription is discernible on this side. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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