Haidar Ali was the commander of the Mysore army who used his military successes and the weakness of the Wodeyar kings to rule Mysore in all but name.
Haidar Ali (1761-1782)
Haidar Ali Gold pagoda, Uma-Maheswara type with rosette reverse
Weight: 3.43 gm. Diameter: 11 mm Die axis: 5 o'clock
Siva and Parvati seated facing; Siva holding trishul (trident) and mriga (deer),
sun and moon above.
Persian letter He (for Haidar Ali) within a granulated field;
beautiful rosette within the curve of the letter
Reference: MNI 971, MSI 1046-47
The Siva-Parvati type of Haidar Ali imitated the coins of the Ikkeri Nayakas, whom Haidar defeated in 1763. They were also the
source of the gold that funded this coinage. Note the beautiful rosette within the curve of the letter on the reverse.
Haidar Ali Gold pagoda, Uma-Maheswara type with plain reverse
Weight: 3.41 gm. Diameter: 11 mm Die axis: 3 o'clock
Siva and Parvati seated facing; Siva holding trishul (trident) and mriga (deer),
sun and moon above.
Persian letter He (for Haidar Ali) within a granulated field;
unorganized dots within the curve of the letter
Reference: MNI 971, MSI 1046-47
This variety lacks the rosette within the curve of the letter on the reverse.
