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1 Kasu - Sivagangai Nayaks
| Issuer | Vijayanagara, Empire of |
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| Year | 1570-1600 |
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| Diameter | 11 mm |
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| Obverse description | Schematic depiction of a Shiva Linga rising from its yoni base, rendered in a bold, primitive style characteristic of Nayak copper coinage. The linga is shown centrally within the field, flanked by abbreviated floral or foliate devices. The design is executed in low relief on an irregular flan, with no surrounding legend or inscription. |
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| Reverse description | Two standing figures facing forward, depicted in a crude but recognizable manner consistent with representations of Shiva and Parvati (Uma-Maheshvara) as divine consorts. The figures appear conjoined or standing in close embrace, with simplified drapery indicated by incised lines. The design occupies the full field of the irregular flan and is rendered in the naïve artistic idiom typical of late Vijayanagara-period Nayak copper kasu coinage. |
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| Edge | Rough |
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