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1 Drachm - Gautamiputra Yajna Satakarni
| Issuer | Satavahana Empire |
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| Year | 170-200 |
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| Currency | Drachm (220 BC to 220 AC) |
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| Obverse description | Bust of the king facing right, rendered in the Indo-Scythian stylistic tradition with flowing curly hair adorned with a floral or beaded headdress. The portrait is bold and slightly rough in execution, characteristic of late Satavahana hammered coinage. A Brahmi legend encircles the effigy, naming the issuing monarch. The facial features — including a prominent nose, defined brow, and earring — are rendered with confident if schematic relief. |
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| Obverse lettering | (Translation: rajno gotamiputasa siri yajna satakanisa) |
| Reverse description | A three-arched hill symbol (chaitya or giri) set above a wavy line representing water, flanked on either side by Ujjain symbols — circular devices with four radiating dots — a well-established sacred motif on Satavahana coinage. The central composition is surrounded by a Brahmi legend encircling the field. The design elements are boldly struck and typical of the dynastic reverse type used throughout the Satavahana series. |
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