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1 Kasu - Krishna Raja Wodeyar II
| Issuer | Mysore, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1731-1761 |
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| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Depicted in the field is a crude representation of a deity in dancing or striding pose, rendered in the primitive hammered style characteristic of Mysore copper kasu coinage. The figure appears to be Garuda or a similar divine being shown with outstretched limbs and wings, facing forward. The surrounding border is formed by a beaded or rope-like rim encircling the entire design. The artistic execution is typical of the rough, stylized iconography employed on small-denomination copper issues of the Wodeyar dynasty. The overall relief is bold but uneven, consistent with hand-struck hammered coinage of the period. |
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| Mintage | ND (1731-1761) |
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Krishna Raja Wodeyar II ruled Mysore for three decades but held little real power — by the 1750s the kingdom was effectively controlled by Hyder Ali, the military commander who would eventually depose the Wodeyar dynasty entirely in 1761. Coins struck under Krishna Raja's name during this period reflect a court that was nominally sovereign but practically subordinate.
KM#157 is among the smaller copper kasu types of the Mysore series, struck at a time when the kingdom's mints were producing multiple denominations to service a rapidly militarizing economy under Hyder Ali's direction.