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1 Kasu - Maravarman Vira Pandya Later Pandyas of South Arcot
| Issuer | Pandya dynasty (Southern India) |
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| Year | 1325-1362 |
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| Value | AE Unit |
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| Obverse description | A zebu (humped bull) depicted in profile standing to right, with a prominent dorsal hump and naturalistic rendering of the body. A crescent symbol appears above the bull's back in the upper field. The Devanagari character 'Vi' (वी), serving as a royal initial or dynastic marker, is inscribed to the right of the bull. The design is rendered in a bold, somewhat crude hammered style characteristic of Later Pandya copper coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A standing human figure rendered in the Chola iconographic tradition, depicted frontally with elongated stylized limbs. To the left of the figure stands a lamp or deepa, rendered as a tall vertical shaft with a broad base and a flame-like top element. To the right of the figure appears a cluster of pellets arranged in a grape-like grouping, a conventional device commonly found on Chola-type copper issues. The overall composition is characteristic of the hybrid Pandya-Chola artistic tradition of the 14th century South Indian copper coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (1325-1362) |
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