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1/2 Karshapana - Ashmaka Assaka Janapada
| Issuer | Assaka Kingdom (Janapadas (pre-Mauryan)) |
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| Year | 401 BC - 301 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Four banker's punch marks applied to the obverse field: an elephant facing left, a stylized tree, and two taurine symbols at centre encircled by four fish. The punches are characteristic of the Janapada period, each individually impressed with a separate die, resulting in the slightly irregular placement typical of early Indian punch-marked coinage. The field surface is flat and unadorned beyond the four primary punch devices. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is blank and uninscribed, with a flat, roughly textured surface resulting from the hammering process. No devices, symbols, or legends are present, which is consistent with the standard production technique of early Indian punch-marked coinage of the Janapada period. |
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| Mintage | ND (401 BC - 301 BC) |
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