1 Kasu - Ganesha/Lakshmi type

The Kongu Cheras were a regional power controlling territory around the Coimbatore region of Tamil Nadu, distinct from the ancient Chera kings of the Sangam period despite sharing the dynastic name. Their copper kasu coinage circulated in local markets and temple economies during the late medieval period, when small-denomination copper issues of this kind were largely ignored by chroniclers — which is precisely why the attributions remain contested among scholars today. M809.12 is a reference classification rather than a firmly excavated provenance.