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Æ Kasu - Hoysala Anonymous Issue
| Issuer | Empire of Hoysala (Indian Hindu Dynasties) |
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| Year | 1000-1346 |
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| Weight | 2.64 g |
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| Reverse description | Central motif consisting of a large circular design, possibly a chakra (wheel) or solar symbol, composed of a central boss surrounded by a ring of pellets or dots arranged in a regular pattern, set within a plain field. Flanking elements, possibly a standing animal or attendant figure, appear to the left in low relief. The lower portion of the flan features horizontal stepped lines, reminiscent of a throne or architectural base common to Hoysala copper coinage. The die workmanship is bold and schematic, characteristic of anonymous medieval South Indian hammered issues. No legend is present on this side. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Hoysala dynasty ruled much of what is now Karnataka from roughly the 11th century until their kingdom was absorbed by the nascent Vijayanagara Empire in the mid-14th century, and their copper kasu issues are among the least systematically documented coinages of medieval South India. Attribution within the series is complicated by the near-total absence of ruler names on these pieces — hence the "anonymous" designation — making die studies the primary tool for sequencing them within the dynasty's three-and-a-half centuries of production.