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1 Kasu - Ramanappa Garuda standing
| Issuer | Nayaks of Dharmapuri (Indian Hindu Dynasties) |
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| Year | 1729-1792 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Stylized standing figure of Garuda rendered in crude hammered relief at center of the field, depicted frontally with wings suggested by angular incuse lines. The design is enclosed within a border of raised pellets or bosses encircling the entire coin face, characteristic of South Indian Nayaka coinage of the 18th century. The execution is typical of the rough artisanal hammered technique employed by the Dharmapuri Nayaka mint. |
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| Reverse description | Tamil inscription in two lines occupying the central field, reading the name of the issuing ruler Ramanappa in Tamil characters. The legend is rendered in a bold but somewhat crude hammered style, with characters arranged horizontally across the flan. The reverse field is otherwise plain, with the rough irregular edge typical of hammered copper kasu coinage of the Nayaks of Dharmapuri. |
| Reverse script | Tamil |
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