Tara - Bukka Raya I

Bukka Raya I consolidated Vijayanagara's hold over the Deccan during a period of sustained conflict with the Bahmani Sultanate, and his silver issues reflect a monetized economy operating at genuinely minute denominations. At 0.07 g, this piece sits at the extreme lower end of functional coinage — a fraction so small it challenges modern handling, yet clearly intentional within a tariff system that required precise small-change equivalents for market transactions.