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1/8 Kakani - Ganapati Naga
| Issuer | Naga dynasty of Narwar |
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| Year | 200-340 |
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| Value | 1/8 Kakani (0.125) |
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| Obverse description | Humped bull depicted in profile facing right, rendered in a schematic and archaic style typical of early Indian cast coinage. The animal is shown in the field of the flan with minimal surrounding detail, consistent with the small module and irregular planchet of this denomination. The surfaces show heavy patination and die wear, obscuring finer details of the design. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse bearing a royal legend inscribed in Brahmi script, identifying the issuing ruler Ganapati Naga of the Naga dynasty. The characters are arranged in the field of the coin, though heavily worn and partially legible due to the small flan size and the corroded surfaces of this cast copper piece. The inscription follows the epigraphic conventions of early post-Kushan northern Indian coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (200-340) |
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