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1 Kasu - Nayakas of Gingee
| Issuer | Nayakas of Gingee |
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| Year | 1509-1645 |
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| Value | 1 Kasu |
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| Obverse description | Ganesha depicted seated facing, rendered in a schematic and stylised manner characteristic of South Indian hammered copper coinage. The elephant-headed deity is shown in a cross-legged posture, with the broad head and trunk visible above the rotund body. A cluster of pellets to the left of the figure likely represents modakas (sweet offerings), a traditional attribute of Ganesha. The design occupies the full field of the irregularly shaped flan, with no surrounding legend. |
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| Reverse script | Nagari |
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The Nayakas of Gingee were originally appointed as governors under the Vijayanagara Empire before asserting effective independence following the catastrophic defeat at Talikota in 1565, which shattered central imperial authority across the Deccan. Their coinage reflects that ambiguous political position — locally issued, circulating within a constrained regional economy, yet tied stylistically to Vijayanagara conventions throughout the dynasty's existence.
Gingee itself fell to Bijapur in 1649, ending the line. Coins attributable to this series span over a century of issuers, making precise reign attribution within the type nearly impossible without die studies.