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1 Karshapana - Kosikiputra Satakarni Newas-Paithan type
| Issuer | Satavahana Empire |
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| Year | 30 BC - 20 AD |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Elephant moving right, with raised trunk, lettering around. |
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| Obverse script | Devanagari |
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Kosikiputra Satakarni — identified by the metronymic "son of Kosiki" — ruled the Satavahana dynasty during a period of sustained pressure from the Western Kshatrapas in the northwest. The Newas-Paithan type designation reflects the two principal find-spot clusters where these bronzes surface most frequently, Nevasa in the Ahmednagar district and Paithan on the Godavari, the latter being the Satavahana capital of Pratishthana. Coin-find distribution from these sites has been the primary tool for attributing otherwise uninscribed bronzes to specific reigns.