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1/2 Karshapana - Saurasena Janapada
| Issuer | Surasena Kingdom |
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| Year | 400 BC - 300 BC |
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| Value | 1/2 Karshapana |
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| Obverse description | Punch-marked obverse displaying a central elongated oval symbol, likely a fish or abstract device, flanked by additional punched symbols including geometric and linear marks distributed across the flat silver field. The surface bears the characteristic irregular texture of a hand-cut and punch-marked flan, with symbols applied by individual die punches. The design is rendered in the schematic, non-pictorial style typical of early Indian janapada coinage of the 4th–3rd century BC. |
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| Reverse description | Plain, uninscribed reverse with a smooth to lightly textured flat surface, showing no deliberate punch-marked devices. The irregular rectangular flan edges are visible, characteristic of the cut-silver technique employed by the Saurasena janapada. The surface retains natural die-flow marks consistent with hand-hammered production methods. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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