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1 Kasu - Rajas of Sivaganga
| Issuer | Rajas of Sivaganga |
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| Year | 1743-1801 |
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| Currency | Rupee |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting a Shiva lingam in low relief, rendered in a schematic and archaic style characteristic of South Indian princely coinage. The lingam motif occupies the majority of the flan, surrounded by a plain field with irregular borders. The design is struck with evident hand-hammered technique, resulting in a slightly off-centre and irregular outline typical of Sivaganga kasu issues. |
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| Reverse description | Goddess Saraswati depicted in a highly stylised and schematic form, shown seated upon her vahana the swan, rendered in low relief consistent with the primitive artistic conventions of South Indian copper kasu coinage. The figure faces forward with abbreviated limbs suggested by incuse lines, flanked by pellet ornaments in the field. The overall composition fills the irregular flan, with no surrounding legend or border, the design executed in the characteristic crude hammered style of the Sivaganga princely mint. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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