there are many issuers that have been merged alongside the Madurai Nayakdom to form the “Kingdom of Madurai”
So we need to add these few seperate issuers to the hindu dynasties in the catalog.
1)Bani Chiefs of Madurai (pre madurai Nayakas, post Vijayanagar empire)
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2)Nayakas of Dharmapuri
(this issuer is very confusing as I was only able to find a few coins with the lettering “Ra ma na” in tamil (Shown below) & sources show each foreign site shows them as different issuers. It may be detailed in this book, however I have not seen it.
A stone edict from Kothur, in the district of Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu situated around 30Kms from its head quarters mentions one Raamana son of Angappa Naikkar ruling the area around Hosur in 1511.CE. Arumuga Seetharaman illustrates five varieties of coins attributed to him in "Tamizhakakkasukal".
On its obverse, is Hanuman and on the reverse, Tamil legend reading "ramana".
this bo
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- ex: https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=344512 // N#354278 // https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=325511
- https://virasatauctions.com/auction/lot/222-polygars-of-dindugal-region-ramana-copper-kasu-5926
- https://www.numisbids.com/sale/8543/lot/113
Ruler: Ramanappa Naykker
Bani Chiefs of Madurai - Ramnad, c. AD 1450-1520