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Kasu - Perunjinga Pallavas of Sendamangalam
| Issuer | Perunjinga Pallavas of Sendamangalam |
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| Year | 1228-1278 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a stylized figure of a standing deity or royal personage rendered frontally in the center of the field, with elongated attributes or regalia extending downward on either side, consistent with representations found on South Indian medieval copper coinage of the Pallava feudatory tradition. A legend or symbol appears in the upper portion of the field above the central figure, partially legible due to the worn and irregular strike. The flan surface is rough and uneven, as is characteristic of hammered copper kasu of this era. The design is executed in a bold, schematic style with limited fine detail. The overall composition is typical of the Perunjinga Pallava coinage attributed to the Sendamangalam region. |
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| Mintage | ND (1228-1278) |
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Perunjinga was a Pallava chieftain who managed the remarkable political feat of remaining nominally subordinate to the Hoysala and Pandya kingdoms simultaneously while effectively ruling his territory around Sendamangalam with considerable autonomy. His coinage, issued across a reign spanning five decades, reflects that independence more than his formal vassal status would suggest. The copper kasu circulated within a compact regional economy in the Tamil Nadu interior, far removed from the major port-driven trade networks of the coast.