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1 Kasu - Jatavarman Sundarapandyan I
| Issuer | Pandya dynasty |
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| Year | 1251-1268 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Two fish depicted in vertical alignment, facing one another, rendered in the characteristic South Indian style emblematic of the Pandya dynasty, whose royal emblem was the double fish. A Tamil legend encircles the central device in the field, reading எல்லாந்தலைய (ellāntalaiya), distributed around the periphery of the flan. The coin is crudely struck on an irregular flan with visible surface porosity consistent with cast copper coinage of the medieval Pandya period. |
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| Obverse script | Tamil |
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| Reverse description | A standing figure depicted in frontal orientation, rendered in a schematic and stylized manner typical of medieval South Indian copper coinage. The figure occupies the central field of the flan and is shown in a rigid, hieratic pose characteristic of the Pandya royal iconographic tradition. The die workmanship is crude, consistent with the irregular hammered technique employed for this series, and the relief is low with details partially obscured by wear and surface corrosion. |
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