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1 Kasu Maharaj/Mahadev
| Issuer | Kingdom of Thanjavur-Maratha (Indian states) |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Devanagari |
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| Reverse description | Irregularly shaped hammered copper flan displaying a two-line Devanagari legend in the field, reading 'Mahadev' (Great God, an epithet of Shiva), separated by a horizontal dividing line. The inscription is rendered in a bold, somewhat crude hammered style consistent with the small kasu denomination of the Thanjavur-Maratha rulers, with no additional decorative elements in the field. |
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The Thanjavur Maratha kingdom was a branch of the Bhonsle clan, established in the Carnatic after Venkoji — half-brother of Shivaji — seized the region in 1676. The small copper kasu denominations were the workhorse of local bazaar trade, circulating alongside Mughal, Company, and indigenous Tamil coinage in a genuinely pluralistic monetary environment. Attribution between individual rulers in this series remains contested among specialists, with "Maharaj" and "Mahadev" readings disputed depending on die state and the degree of degeneration in the Nagari legend.