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1 Kasu - Mutta Krishnappa Vishnu type
| Issuer | Kingdom of Madurai (Indian Hindu Dynasties) |
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| Year | 1601-1609 |
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| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Full-length frontal effigy of Venkateshwara (Lord Vishnu) standing in slightly rigid hieratic posture, with multiple arms outstretched to either side. To the deity's left stands a sacrificial altar rendered as a small pillar with globular elements, and to the right rises a flag or standard surmounted by a fish emblem, an auspicious symbol associated with the Madurai Nayaka dynasty. The field is plain, and the entire design is contained within an irregular beaded border characteristic of hammered coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Two-line Telugu inscription divided horizontally by a single raised line running across the field, a layout typical of Nayaka copper kasu coinage. The upper register contains the first element of the royal name and the lower register the second, together reading 'Venkatapa' in reference to the ruler Mutta Krishnappa's regnal title. A beaded border of irregular globules encircles the periphery of the flan, consistent with the hand-struck fabric of the issue. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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