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2 Kasu - Shahuji I
| Issuer | Thanjavur-Maratha, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1701 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Three Hindu deities depicted standing in full figure within the field, rendered in the crude, stylised manner characteristic of hammered Thanjavur-Maratha copper coinage. The figures are arranged side by side, each presented in frontal stance with attributes typical of South Indian iconographic convention. The die work is shallow and irregular, consistent with hand-struck production of the period. |
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| Reverse description | A single Hindu deity depicted standing in full figure at centre field, rendered in the crude and flat relief style characteristic of hammered Thanjavur-Maratha copper kasu coinage. The figure is presented frontally with stylised iconographic attributes. The surrounding field is plain and unadorned, with no visible legend or border ornament, the flan being irregular in shape due to the hand-struck technique. |
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Shahuji I ruled Thanjavur from 1684 until his death in 1712, navigating the increasingly fractious politics of the Deccan as Aurangzeb's campaigns dismantled Maratha confederate power across the subcontinent. The Thanjavur branch of the Marathas had been effectively isolated from the main Maratha polity since Venkoji — Shivaji's half-brother — established the kingdom in 1676, leaving it to develop its own administrative and monetary traditions largely independent of Pune.
The kasu denomination itself derives from the older South Indian monetary vocabulary, a borrowing that reflects how thoroughly the Thanjavur Marathas adapted to Tamil fiscal custom rather than imposing northern Maratha coinage conventions.