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1/2 Karshapana - Indramitra
| Issuer | Panchala Kingdom |
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| Year | 45-65 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a seated deity or royal figure in frontal or three-quarter pose, rendered in low relief in the characteristic punch-marked style of the Panchala series. The figure is depicted in a stylized, hieratic manner typical of early Indian copper coinage, with limbs suggested by incised lines. Surrounding the central motif are additional punch-marked symbols within an irregular circular flan. The overall design reflects the provincial artistic conventions of the Panchala Kingdom during the early centuries of the Common Era. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a rectangular punch-marked device occupying the central field, consistent with a railed tree or architectural symbol commonly found on Panchala copper issues. Below the central device, a small animal figure — possibly a humped bull or elephant — is discernible in low relief. The design is executed with multiple punch impressions on a rough, irregular copper flan, characteristic of hammered coinage of the early Indian period. The field shows natural patination with areas of green cuprite corrosion, attesting to the coin's age and copper composition. |
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| Mintage | ND (45-65) |
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