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1/2 Karshapana - Rajnyah Vijayamitra
| Issuer | Ahichchhatra Kingdom |
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| Year | 220 |
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| Value | 1/2 Karshapana |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a stylized symbol resembling an upright trident or plant motif with three prongs or branches rising from a horizontal base, rendered in a bold, primitive punch-work style characteristic of early Indian cast coinage. The design occupies the majority of the flan, which is irregular and slightly convex. The surface shows flat, unrefined casting typical of sub-imperial regional issues of the period. No legend or inscription appears on this side. |
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| Mintage | 220 |
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Vijayamitra ruled Ahichchhatra — the ancient North Pancala capital in what is now Uttar Pradesh — during a period when the Kushana empire's grip on the northern subcontinent was visibly loosening. Local dynasts across the Gangetic plain seized that vacuum to assert independent coinage rights, and the Ahichchhatra series is among the better-documented of these regional revivals. The title *Rajnyah* places Vijayamitra within a subordinate or post-subordinate royal rank, suggesting his authority was either recently won or carefully hedged.
At 1.52 g, this half unit falls within the expected range for debased late Karshapana fractions of the period, when bronze had largely displaced the older punch-marked silver tradition entirely.