The presence of legend ‘rama’ on the reverse made them attribute to Rama devaraya of Vijayanagara. Following are some other possible reasons. During Sriranga Raya’s reign in 1614 a coup broke out within the royal family and the reigning Emperor Sriranga Raya II and his royal family were murdered by rival factions headed by Jagga Raya, with the younger son Rama Deva Raya of the Emperor smuggled out from the fort by Yachama Naidu, a faithful commander and the viceroy of earlier king Venkata II. These events led to the Battle of Toppur in 1616, one of the largest South Indian wars of the century, with all other Nayak rulers of Tamil Country taking part. The war was won by the legal claimants with the minor Rama Deva Raya getting crowned as the AraviduVijayanagara Emperor in 1617. Rama Deva Raya, (or Vira Rama Deva Raya) (1617–1632 CE) was ascended the throne after this gruesome war. It is well known that Thanjavur Raghunatha Nayak helped Ramadevaraya to come to power. It is known that Raghunatha Nayak was a devotee of Lord Rama. Considering these aspects, the coins were assigned to Ramadevaraya who it was believed would have minted in honour of Raghunatha Nayak.