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1 Unit - Ikshvaku dynasty
| Issuer | Ikshvaku dynasty |
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| Year | 227-306 |
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| Currency | Lead Unit (227-306) |
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| Obverse description | Elephant depicted in walking posture facing right, rendered in a schematic, primitive style characteristic of early Indian dynastic coinage. The animal's body is shown in profile with four legs clearly delineated as downward strokes and a rounded torso occupying the central field. The trunk curves slightly downward toward the right, with a small globule visible beneath the body. The flan is irregular and the surface shows typical patination consistent with lead coinage of the early centuries CE. |
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| Edge | Rough |
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The Ikshvakus ruled the Krishna River valley from their capital at Nagarjunakonda following the collapse of Satavahana power in the Deccan, and their lead coinage reflects a regional economy that never fully monetized in precious metals. Lead issues of this type circulated alongside a vigorous Buddhist patronage economy — the dynasty funded some of the most significant stupa construction of the early centuries CE, much of it at sites now submerged beneath the Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir since 1960.