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1 Kasu - Sri Vira Madurai Nayakas
| Issuer | Madurai Nayaka Kingdom |
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| Year | 1601-1736 |
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| Currency | Kasu |
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| Obverse description | Depiction of the divine couple Shiva and Parvati seated facing, rendered in a schematic and highly stylised manner characteristic of South Indian hammered copper coinage of the Nayaka period. The figures are presented in a frontal posture within an unbordered field, with iconographic details reduced to abstracted forms due to the small flan and crude striking technique. No surrounding legend is present on this side. |
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| Reverse script | Kannada |
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The Madurai Nayakas ruled as governors-turned-sovereigns under the declining Vijayanagara Empire, and their copper kasu issues reflect that ambiguity — coins struck by a dynasty that was nominally subordinate yet functionally independent for most of its existence. The Sri Vira title, adopted by multiple rulers in the line, complicates attribution; no single reign can be assigned to this type with confidence, which is precisely why the cataloged date range spans over a century.