1 Kasu - Sethupati

1 Kasu - Sethupati - obverse1 Kasu - Sethupati - reverse

Obverse © Geison Pulga (CC BY-NC-SA)

Features

Issuer Kingdom of Madurai (Indian Hindu Dynasties)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1711-1725
Value 1 Kasu (1⁄2790)
Currency Rupee (1336-1565)
Composition Copper
Weight 3.38 g
Diameter 12 mm
Thickness 4.2 mm
Shape Round
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
353602

Obverse

Ilinga and Bull

Reverse

Tamil inscription "Sri Udaya" (The) va

Script: Tamil

Comments

Tamil Nadu has seen many wars and many empires among which the builders of the Tamil Empire include the Sethupatis. The Sethupatis were the fourth emperors who ruled the Tamil land.

 

This coin, with simmilars found among Sethupai coins in Madurai has the name inscribed as “Sree Udayadevar”, and the historical year according to nkbala.blogspot.com/2021/03/blog-post_27.html is 1711 CE to 1725 CE.

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ND (1711-1725) 

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