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1/2 Drachm Late Gupta, Malwa Region
| Issuer | Gupta Empire |
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| Year | 320-500 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Debased schematic design in the late Gupta provincial tradition, featuring a stylized symbol in the left field that derives from a highly abstracted royal or dynastic emblem, accompanied by a prominent raised circular pellet or boss in the right field. A crescent or arc motif appears in the upper field, characteristic of late Gupta silver coinage of the Malwa region. The execution is summary and struck on an irregular flan typical of diminutive half-drachm denominations of this period. The overall design reflects the progressive stylization of Gupta iconographic conventions as the empire declined. |
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| Obverse script | Brahmi |
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| Reverse description | Plain, largely featureless reverse field on an irregular hammered flan, consistent with late Gupta fractional silver coinage of the Malwa region. Two or three small raised pellets or punch marks are visible in the left and central field, possibly representing banker's marks or mint punches applied after striking. The surface retains a worn, granular texture with no distinct pictorial or epigraphic design, characteristic of the simplified reverse treatment found on late Gupta provincial half-drachms. A faint curved element is discernible near the upper margin. |
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